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Inustion

Postby Grogie » Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:31 pm

Cauterization. ''The wound had to be subjected to inustion to get rid of the diseased tissue.''

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Re: Inustion

Postby Slava » Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:32 am

Wouldn't the sample sentence more likely take debrided? Cauterization is usually burning or searing to seal something off, no? Debridement is the removal of dead or otherwise unnecessary stuff.
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Re: Inustion

Postby Perry Lassiter » Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:56 pm

Any medical people around to answer Slava's question?
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