CAUTERIZE


Meaning of CAUTERIZE in English

v.tr. (also -ise) Med. burn or coagulate (tissue) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, esp. to stop bleeding. cauterization n.

[ F cautériser f. LL cauterizare f. Gk kauteriazo f. kauterion branding-iron f. kaio burn ]

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