Noun:

1. an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it

2. the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

cauterizationn.烧灼；腐蚀=cauterisation(英).

cauterisationn.[医]烧灼=cauterization（美）.

cauterantn.烙铁；烧灼物；腐蚀剂adj.腐蚀的；灼烧的

1. Early lesions can be successfully treated with irradiation or cautery and curettage.
   早期病变可以有效地用放射线或烧灼术和刮除术来治疗。