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Definition of cauterize in English: cauterize(British cauterise) verb ˈkɔːtərʌɪzˈkɔdəˌraɪz [with object]Burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance in order to stop bleeding or to prevent infection. I'll freeze the hand and cauterize the wound Example sentencesExamples - Where did they find the instruments needed to cauterize wounds?
- The man cauterized the wound, stopping the blood loss.
- The heat cauterizes the wound; there's little chance for infection
- All of her wounds had been cauterized by the flash burns, which kept her from bleeding to death.
- Any bleeding is immediately cauterized with an arthroscopic electrocautery tip.
Synonyms burn, sear, singe, scorch disinfect, sterilize, sanitize, clean, cleanse, decontaminate
Derivatives noun kɔːtərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n Another option is electrosurgical cauterization of the diseased tissue, which can be performed to treat implants found during laparoscopy; however, the implants can recur after only one or two years. Example sentencesExamples - The use of heat in the treatment of patients with joint instability dates back to ancient times, with Hippocrates describing the use of cauterization in unstable shoulders.
- These vibrations cut and coagulate tissue simultaneously at far lower temperatures than cauterisation, thus reducing lateral thermal tissue damage.
- During lung transplantation, careful ligation and cauterization of these vessels is necessary to allow dissection of the pulmonary vessels and main bronchi and to prevent bleeding in the postoperative course.
- On rare occasions, a nose bleed may require cauterization, which is done by the ENT surgeons.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French cauteriser, from late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kautēriazein, from kautērion 'branding iron', from kaiein 'to burn'. Definition of cauterize in US English: cauterize(British cauterise) verbˈkɔdəˌraɪzˈkôdəˌrīz [with object]Burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound from becoming infected. I'll freeze the hand and cauterize the wound Example sentencesExamples - The man cauterized the wound, stopping the blood loss.
- The heat cauterizes the wound; there's little chance for infection
- Where did they find the instruments needed to cauterize wounds?
- All of her wounds had been cauterized by the flash burns, which kept her from bleeding to death.
- Any bleeding is immediately cauterized with an arthroscopic electrocautery tip.
Synonyms burn, sear, singe, scorch
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French cauteriser, from late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kautēriazein, from kautērion ‘branding iron’, from kaiein ‘to burn’. |