cauterism

== English == === Etymology === From cauter +‎ -ism. === Noun === cauterism (countable and uncountable, plural cauterisms) (archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery. === References === “cauterism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === cerastium