Cauterize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɔːtəɹaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cauterize is a verb meaning To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.
Meaning
To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.
Example Sentences
[…] Lanfrank takes Notice of Tract. 3. Doct. 3. cap. 18. ſaying, "I have ſeen many who being full of Humours, have made an Iſſue under the Knee, before due Purgation had been premis'd; whence, by reaſon of the too great Defluxion of Humours, the Legs tumified, ſo that the cauterized Place corrupted, and a Cancer (or rather cacoethic Ulcer) was thereby made, with which great Difficulty was cur'd."
Word Forms
- cauterizes
- cauterizing
- cauterized
- cauterise
Synonyms for cauterize
Depending on context, synonyms include burn.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burn, sear, electrocauterize, fire, brand, scathe.
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