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cauterize

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːtərʌɪz/

(also cauterise)

Translate cauterize | into Italian

Definition of cauterize

verb

[with object]

burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance in order to stop bleeding or to prevent infection: I’ll freeze the hand and cauterize the wound

Derivatives

cauterization

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French cauteriser, from late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kautēriazein, from kautērion 'branding iron', from kaiein 'to burn'