The act or process of burning or scorching; a burn or burnt state.
From Latin 'adustio,' derived from 'adustus.' The suffix '-ion' converts the adjective into a noun describing the process or result.
This medical term appears throughout medieval physician texts describing how cauterization actually worked—adustion was the controlled burning used to seal wounds or destroy diseased tissue.
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