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Word: Cauterize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French cauteriser, from late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kautēriazein, from kautērion ‘branding iron’, from kaiein ‘to burn’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɔːtərʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance in order to stop bleeding or to prevent infection
Short Definition:burn skin or flesh of wound with heated instrument or caustic substance
Examples:- I'll freeze the hand and cauterize the wound
Variant Forms:
- cauterise
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