cau´ter|i|za´tion

cau´ter|i|za´tion
cau|ter|ize «K tuh ryz», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
1. to burn with a hot iron or a caustic substance. Doctors sometimes cauterize wounds to prevent bleeding or infection. SYNONYM(S): sear.
2. Figurative. to render insensible; deaden the feelings of: »

Custom soon cauterizes human sympathy (Robert Southey).

cau´ter|i|za´tion, noun.

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  • e|lec|tro|cau|ter|i|za|tion — «ih LEHK troh K tuhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun. = electrocautery (def. 1). (Cf. ↑electrocautery) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cau|ter|ize — «K tuh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to burn with a hot iron or a caustic substance. Doctors sometimes cauterize wounds to prevent bleeding or infection. SYNONYM(S): sear. 2. Figurative. to render insensible; deaden the feelings of:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • cau — am·plex·i·cau·date; an·tho·cau·lus; cau·been; cau·cas·ic; cau·che·ro; cau·chi·llo; cau·cho; cau·da; cau·dad; cau·da·ta; cau·da·to·len·tic·u·lar; cau·dex; cau·di·cle; cau·di·form; cau·di·llis·mo; cau·di·llo; cau·ler·pa; cau·les·cent; cau·li·cle;… …   English syllables

  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

  • cauterization — cau·ter·i·za·tion …   English syllables

  • cauterize — cau•ter•ize [[t]ˈkɔ təˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing med to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, esp. for curative purposes; treat with a cautery • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL cautērizāre to brand < Gk kautḗr… …   From formal English to slang

  • za — ab·so·lut·i·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; acet·y·li·za·tion; achro·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·id·i·za·tion; ac·tu·al·i·za·tion; aero·sol·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; ag·ro·my·za; akhund·za·da; al·bi·ti·za·tion; al·car·ra·za; al·dol·i·za·tion;… …   English syllables

  • electrocauterization — Cauterization by passage of high frequency current through tissue or by a metal device that has been electrically heated. * * * elec·tro·cau·ter·iza·tion or Brit elec·tro·cau·ter·isa·tion .kȯt ə rə zā shən n ELECTROCAUTERY (2 …   Medical dictionary

  • electrocautery — e•lec•tro•cau•ter•y [[t]ɪˌlɛk troʊˈkɔ tə ri[/t]] n. pl. ter•ies 1) med a hand held, needlelike cautery heated by an electric current 2) med Also, e•lec tro•cau ter•i•za′tion. the process of cutting and cauterizing skin simultaneously, or… …   From formal English to slang

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