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cauterize

[ kaw-tuh-rahyz ]

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verb (used with object)

cauterized, cauterizing.

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

cauter·i·zation noun
un·cauter·ized adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cauterize¹

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 ( caustic ), + -tēr agent suffix) + -izāre -ize

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cauterize¹

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

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Example Sentences

Says Crow, who reportedly dated Clapton in the late ’90s: “It’s like Bonnie and ‘Nick of Time’ — these people who’ve lived a full life and then sing a song that cauterizes itself in a moment.”

From Los Angeles Times

He had a blood vessel cauterized in his nose and began checking the air quality each morning to see if it was safe to go outside.

From Los Angeles Times

If any bleeding occurs during the polyp removal, doctors can cauterize the wound to seal it, but this method creates a scar that may delay the healing, and result in additional complications.

From Science Daily

Once they found the ulcer, they cauterized it and gave him two pints of blood.

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"And then when things really come to a head, they try to cauterize the wound at the lowest level possible."

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cauterant cautery

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