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cauterize
[ kaw-tuh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
cauterize
/ ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz /
verb
- tr (esp in the treatment of a wound) to burn or sear (body tissue) with a hot iron or caustic agent
cauterize
/ kô′tə-rīz′ /
- To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures.
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Derived Forms
- ˌcauteriˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- cauter·i·zation noun
- un·cauter·ized adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cauterize1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cauterize1
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Example Sentences
Surgeons had to open his belly to repair his intestines and cauterize the ruptured blood vessels, leaving him with a scar that runs, like a median line, down the center of his abdomen.
It was rubber, Billy explained, so the heat of the bullet passing through would cauterize the hole and seal it up.
Destroy the remnants of Government and cauterize the wound so that it will never re-infect again.
A few surgeons still cauterize the apex of the cone until a perforation is produced.
Then, producing the proper instruments from the wonderful case, he proceeded to cauterize the wound.
Before deciding to cauterize, it is necessary to ascertain the extent of area affected.
In this dangerous Indian climate, where everything grows putrid, they are frequently constrained to cauterize the sores.
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