- cau|ter|y
- cau|ter|y «K tuhr ee», noun, plural -ter|ies.1. an instrument or substance used in cauterizing.2. a cauterizing.
branding iron (
< kaíein burn]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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cau|ter — «K tuhr», noun. a surgical instrument for burning or cauterizing. ╂[< Late Latin cautēr < Greek kaut branding iron < kaíein burn] … Useful english dictionary
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… … 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
cau|ter|ant — «K tuhr uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. a caustic or cauterizing substance. –adj. having to do with cautery; that cauterizes; caustic … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|cau|ter|y — «ih LEHK troh K tuhr ee», noun, plural ter|ies. 1. the process of cauterizing with an electrically heated wire. 2. the instrument thus used: »More recently electrocauteries were devised by which small bleeding vessels could be coagulated without… … Useful english dictionary
gal|va|no|cau|ter|y — «GAL vuh noh K tuhr ee, gal VAN oh », noun, plural ter|ies. 1. a cautery consisting of a wire heated by resistance to an electric current. 2. cauterization by such means. ╂[< galvano + cautery] … Useful english dictionary
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
ther|mo|cau|ter|y — «THUR moh K tuhr ee», noun, plural teries. a cautery in which the metal end of the instrument is heated … Useful english dictionary
cau·ter·ise — ↑cauterize … Useful english dictionary
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