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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
/ ˈɔːəˌɪ /
verb
- tr (esp in the treatment of a wound) to burn or sear (body tissue) with a hot iron or caustic agent
cauterize
/ ô′ə-ī′ /
- To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures.
Derived Forms
- ˌܳٱˈپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- t··tDz noun
- ܲ·t· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cauterize1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cauterize1
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.”
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.
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.
Once they found the ulcer, they cauterized it and gave him two pints of blood.
"And then when things really come to a head, they try to cauterize the wound at the lowest level possible."
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