Cauterize
11Cauterize (band) — For information on cauterization (medical treatment), see Cauterization. Infobox musical artist Name = Cauterize Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Genre = Alternative rock Pop… …
12cauterize — cauterization, n. /kaw teuh ruyz /, v.t., cauterized, cauterizing. to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, esp. for curative purposes; treat with a cautery. Also, esp. Brit., cauterise. [1350 1400; ME < LL cauterizare to… …
13cauterize — verb /ˈkɔɾɹˌɑjz/ To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent …
14cauterize — To apply a cautery; to burn with a cautery. * * * cau·ter·ize or Brit cau·ter·ise kȯt ə .rīz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to sear with a cautery or caustic cau·ter·iza·tion or Brit cau·ter·isa·tion .kȯt ə rə zā shən n * …
15cauterize — Synonyms and related words: blaze, blister, brand, burn, burn in, burn off, cast, char, coal, crack, cupel, flame, found, oxidate, oxidize, parch, pyrolyze, scorch, sear, singe, solder, swinge, torrefy, vesicate, vulcanize, weld …
16cauterize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disinfect by burning, sear, singe; see burn 2 , clean . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. burn, sear, char, singe …
17cauterize — cau|ter|ize also cauterise BrE [ˈko:təraız US ˈko: ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: cautériser, from Latin, from cauterium cauterizing tool , from Greek, from kaiein; CAUSTIC] medical to treat a wound or a growth on your body by… …
18cauterize — cau|ter|ize [ kɔtə,raız ] verb transitive MEDICAL to close a cut by using a hot instrument in order to prevent infection or to stop blood from flowing out …
19cauterize — see HOLOCAUST …
20cauterize — [[t]kɔ͟ːtəraɪz[/t]] cauterizes, cauterizing, cauterized VERB If a doctor cauterizes a wound, he or she burns it with heat or with a chemical in order to close it up and prevent it from becoming infected. [V n] He dug out the bullet and cauterized …
