cauterize
[ kaw-tuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈkɔ təˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), cau·ter·ized, cau·ter·iz·ing.
to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
Also
especially British,
cau·ter·ise.
Origin of cauterize
OTHER WORDS FROM cauterize
cau·ter·i·za·tion, noun un·cau·ter·ized, adjectiveWords nearby cauterize
caustic lime,
caustic potash,
caustic soda,
caustic surface,
cauterant,
cauterize,
cautery,
caution,
caution money,
cautionary,
cautious
Example sentences from the Web for cauterise
But I hardly think this can be so, for it is extremely doubtful if a bullet ever gets hot enough to cauterise flesh.
With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train |Ernest N. BennettThe young woman understood this, and she endeavoured to cauterise the bad place with the fire of her caresses.
Therese Raquin |Emile ZolaTo cauterise the track and so prevent bleeding, the needles should be slowly withdrawn while the current is flowing.
Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesDoes not the surgeon also cauterise and cut us for our good?
Anabasis |Xenophon
British Dictionary definitions for cauterise
cauterize
cauterise
/ (ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr)
(esp in the treatment of a wound) to burn or sear (body tissue) with a hot iron or caustic agent
Derived forms of cauterize
cauterization or cauterisation, nounWord Origin for cauterize
C14: from Old French
cauteriser, from Late Latin
cautērizāre, from
cautērium branding iron, from Greek
kautērion, from
kaiein to burn
Medical definitions for cauterise
cauterize
[ kô′tə-rīz′ ]
v.
To burn or sear with a cautery.
Other words from cauterize
cau′ter•i•za′tion (-tər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.Scientific definitions for cauterise
cauterize
[ kô′tə-rīz′ ]
To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures.