cauterize
verb/ˈkɔːtəɹaɪz/UK/ˈkoːtəɹɑjz/
Etymology
From 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”).
- borrowed from cauteriser
Definitions
To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop…
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.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA