2. To sear, as the conscience. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cauterizing — cauterīzing or cauterīsing adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑cauterize … Useful english dictionary
cauterizing — cauterize (Amer.) cau·ter·ize || kÉ”ËtÉ™raɪz v. burn, burn with a hot iron, sear; make callous; (Medicine) treat by cauterization; stop bleeding by applying heat (also cauterise) … English contemporary dictionary
cauterising — cauterīzing or cauterīsing adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑cauterize … Useful english dictionary
Cauterization — Cauterize redirects here. For the band, see Cauterize (band)Cauterization is a medical term describing the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it. The main forms of cauterization used today are electrocautery and chemical cautery.… … Wikipedia
cauterant — 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 • Syn: ↑cautery • Derivationally related forms: ↑cauterize,… … Useful english dictionary
cauterant — 1. Cauterizing. 2. A cauterizing agent. * * * cau·ter·ant kȯt ə rənt n a cauterizing substance * * * cau·ter·ant (kawґtər ənt) an agent that cauterizes … Medical dictionary
Actual cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cauteries — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cautery — Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2. The iron … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Potential cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
