Look up: Cauterize

1. cauterize
   [v] - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
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2. Cauterize
   Cau'ter·ize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cauterized ; present participle & verbal noun Cauterizing .] [ Latin cauterizare , Greek ..., from a branding iron: confer ...
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3. cauterize
   Synonym for cauterise ... <technique> To stop bleeding through the application of heat (thermal or electric) or a chemical substance (silver nitrate). ... To destroy tissue with heat, cold, or caustic substances, usually to seal off blood vessels or ducts. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...
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4. cauterize
   cauterise verb 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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5. cauterize
   (kaw´tәr-īz) to apply a cautery; to perform cauterization.
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6. Cauterize
   • (v. t.) To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. • (v. t.) To sear, as the conscience.
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7. cauterize
   cauterize, cauterizing, cauterized 1. To burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a cautery; such as, a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent. 2. To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.
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8. Cauterize
   To destroy body tissue with heat or acid. Cauterization is used in surgical procedures to remove unwanted tissue such as adhesions and endometrial implants and is also used to control bleeding.
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9. cauterize
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kaw′ter-īz Definitions: 1. To apply a cautery; to burn with a cautery.
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10. Cauterize
    To burn tissue with electrical current or with a laser. Used in surgical procedures to remove adhesions and endometrial implants.
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11. cauterize
    To destroy tissue using a hot or cold instrument, an electrical current, or a chemical that burns or dissolves the tissue. This process may be used to kill certain types of small tumors or to seal off blood vessels to stop bleeding.
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12. Cauterize
    (band) :For the medical technique, see Cauterization. --> `Cauterize` was an alternative rock band from date=January 2011--> but in 2005 produced an independently-released second album, Paper Wings, the band having left Wind-up Records. The same year, the band`s personnel was au...
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