cauterize
To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to…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.
» The medic cauterized the wound.
Meaning
1 sensesTo burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.
kauterisieren
прижига́тьprižigátʹ, приже́чьprižéčʹ
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Examples
5 sentencesThe medic cauterized the wound.
She had to cauterize the wound.
Sometimes people use high heat to cauterize wounds.
Some acids are used to cauterize warts and calluses.
deManche Säuren werden benutzt, um Warzen und Schwielen abzuätzen. — Yorwba
While the ox is sick, they cauterize the donkey.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French cauteriser, from Late Latin cauterizō (“to burn with a hot iron”), fromFrom Middle French cauteriser, from Late Latin cauterizō (“to burn with a hot iron”), from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω (kautēriázō, “to brand”), from καυτήρ (kautḗr, “branding iron”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
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Forms
cauterizes, cauterizing, cauterized, cauterized| Base form | cauterize · to cauterize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cauterizes |
| Present participle | cauterizing |
| Past simple | cauterized |
| Past participle | cauterized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle