cauterize

[ kaw-tuh-rahyz ]

/ ˈkɔ təˌraɪz /

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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.

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Also especially British, cau·ter·ise .

Origin of cauterize

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin cautērizāre to brand, equivalent to cautēr- (<Greek kautḗr branding iron, equivalent to kau-, variant stem of kaíein to burn (cf. caustic), + -tēr agent suffix) + -izāre-ize

OTHER WORDS FROM cauterize

cau·ter·i·za·tion, nounun·cau·ter·ized, adjective

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How to use cauterize in a sentence

This may be carried out either by excision of the apex of the cone or by cauterization.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Cauterization of the apex should stop just short of perforation, the inner ring being deeper than the outer.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Thorough cauterization by means of caustic potash or the galvano-cautery; or, its extirpation by means of the curette or excision.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
It was a rough-and-ready cauterization, and the pain made Martin white, but later on it earned the commendation of the doctor.
The Revellers|Louis Tracy

No good comes from the use of blistering ointments immediately after cauterization.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix

British Dictionary definitions for cauterize

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, noun

Word Origin for cauterize

C14: from Old French cauteriser, from Late Latin cautērizāre, from cautērium branding iron, from Greek kautērion, from kaiein to burn

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Scientific definitions for cauterize

cauterize

[ kô′tə-rīz′ ]

To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures.

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