Meaning of CAUTERIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kotu`rIz
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [v] make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
- [v] burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
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CAUTERIZE is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | burn, callous, cauterise |
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| | See Also: | | care for, harden, indurate, inure, scorch, sear, treat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cau"ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cauterized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Cauterizing}.] [L. cauterizare, Gr. ?, fr. a
branding iron: cf. F. caut['e]rised.. See {cauter}.]
1. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. --Dunglison.
2. To sear, as the conscience. --Jer. Taylor.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | To destroy tissue with heat, cold, or caustic substances, usually to seal off blood vessels or ducts. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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