CAUTERIZED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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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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