cryocautériser

Senses

1. 1.

   to cryocauterize

   to destroy or seal tissue using extreme cold, typically with liquid nitrogen

Examples

• "Le dermatologue a dû cryocautériser la verrue pour l'éliminer définitivement."

  The dermatologist had to cryocauterize the wart to eliminate it permanently.

• "On cryocautérise souvent les lésions précancéreuses de la peau."

  Precancerous skin lesions are often cryocauterized.

Usage

Medical/technical term, commonly used in dermatology and general medicine. Regular French verb conjugation (first group). Often abbreviated as "cryocautérisation" when used as a noun for the procedure.