cauterize

[kaw-tuh-rahyz] /ˈkɔ təˌraɪz/
verb (used with object), cauterized, cauterizing.
1.
to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
Also, especially British, cauterise.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin cautērizāre to brand, equivalent to cautēr- (< Greek kautḗr branding iron, equivalent to kau-, variant stem of kaíein to burn (cf. caustic), + -tēr agent suffix) + -izāre -ize
Related forms
cauterization, noun
uncauterized, adjective
Examples from the web for cauterize
  • There was a rhythm to it: cut, cauterize and suture.
  • Diabetics have a slightly sweeter skin, which changes the microbial fauna and makes it harder for them to cauterize wounds.
  • In an effort to somehow cauterize the emotional damage of the dismissals, managers have introduced a euphemistic layoff-speak.
British Dictionary definitions for cauterize

cauterize

/ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz/
verb
1.
(transitive) (esp in the treatment of a wound) to burn or sear (body tissue) with a hot iron or caustic agent
Derived Forms
cauterization, cauterisation, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French cauteriser, from Late Latin cautērizāre, from cautērium branding iron, from Greek kautērion, from kaiein to burn
Word Origin and History for cauterize
v.

c.1400, from Old French cauterisier, from Late Latin cauterizare "to burn or brand with a hot iron," from Greek kauteriazein, from kauter "burning or branding iron," from kaiein "to burn" (see caustic). Related: Cauterized; cauterizing.

cauterize in Medicine

cauterize cau·ter·ize (kô'tə-rīz')
v. cau·ter·ized, cau·ter·iz·ing, cau·ter·iz·es
To burn or sear with a cautery.

cau'ter·i·za'tion (-tər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
cauterize in Science
cauterize
  (kô'tə-rīz')   
To burn or sear with a cautery, as in surgical procedures.