|
|
Definition of Cauterize
1. Verb. Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent. "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
Generic synonyms: Care For, Treat
Entails: Scorch, Sear
Derivative terms: Burn, Cauterisation, Cautery, Cautery, Cauterant, Cauterization, Cautery, Cautery
2. Verb. Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals.
Definition of Cauterize
1. v. t. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
Definition of Cauterize
1. Verb. To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cauterize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Medical Definition of Cauterize
1.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cauterize
Literary usage of Cauterize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The venereal diseases, including stricture of the male urethra by Edward Lawrence Keyes (1881)
"Radical Treatment.—The Reason why Cauterization will not always arrest a
Chancroid.— How to cauterize a Chancroid.—Palliative Treatment of Chancroid. ..."
Other Resources:
Kurdish