cauterize 1
verbdomain: change
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Examples
- 1.The surgeon cauterized the wart
EnglishDerivationally related form
cautery 2
noun
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cauterization 1
noun
the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cautery 1
noun
an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
cauterant 1
noun
an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
Entailment
sear 1
verb
make very hot and dry
