cauterize


Also found in:Thesaurus,Medical,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia.

cau·ter·ize

 (kô′tə-rīz′)
tr.v.cau·ter·ized,cau·ter·iz·ing,cau·ter·iz·es
1. To burn or sear with a cautery.
2. To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.
[Middle Englishcauterizen, from Late Latincautērizāre,to cauterize, brand, from Latincautērium,cautery; see cautery.]
cau′ter·i·za′tion(-tər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

cauterize

(ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz)or

cauterise

vb
(Surgery) (tr) (esp in the treatment of a wound) to burn or sear (body tissue) with a hot iron or caustic agent
[C14: from Old Frenchcauteriser, from Late Latincautērizāre, fromcautērium branding iron, from Greekkautērion, fromkaiein to burn]
ˌcauteriˈzation,ˌcauteriˈsationn
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cau•ter•ize

(ˈkɔ təˌraɪz)

v.t.-ized, -iz•ing.
to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, esp. for curative purposes; treat with a cautery.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latincautērizāre to brand < Greekkautḗr branding iron (kau-, variant s. ofkaíein to burn +-tēr agent suffix; comparecaustic) +-izāre-ize]
cau`ter•i•za′tion,n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

cauterize


Past participle:cauterized
Gerund:cauterizing

Imperative
cauterize
cauterize
Present
I cauterize
you cauterize
he/she/it cauterizes
we cauterize
you cauterize
they cauterize
Preterite
I cauterized
you cauterized
he/she/it cauterized
we cauterized
you cauterized
they cauterized
Present Continuous
I am cauterizing
you are cauterizing
he/she/it is cauterizing
we are cauterizing
you are cauterizing
they are cauterizing
Present Perfect
I have cauterized
you have cauterized
he/she/it has cauterized
we have cauterized
you have cauterized
they have cauterized
Past Continuous
I was cauterizing
you were cauterizing
he/she/it was cauterizing
we were cauterizing
you were cauterizing
they were cauterizing
Past Perfect
I had cauterized
you had cauterized
he/she/it had cauterized
we had cauterized
you had cauterized
they had cauterized
Future
I will cauterize
you will cauterize
he/she/it will cauterize
we will cauterize
you will cauterize
they will cauterize
Future Perfect
I will have cauterized
you will have cauterized
he/she/it will have cauterized
we will have cauterized
you will have cauterized
they will have cauterized
Future Continuous
I will be cauterizing
you will be cauterizing
he/she/it will be cauterizing
we will be cauterizing
you will be cauterizing
they will be cauterizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cauterizing
you have been cauterizing
he/she/it has been cauterizing
we have been cauterizing
you have been cauterizing
they have been cauterizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cauterizing
you will have been cauterizing
he/she/it will have been cauterizing
we will have been cauterizing
you will have been cauterizing
they will have been cauterizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cauterizing
you had been cauterizing
he/she/it had been cauterizing
we had been cauterizing
you had been cauterizing
they had been cauterizing
Conditional
I would cauterize
you would cauterize
he/she/it would cauterize
we would cauterize
you would cauterize
they would cauterize
Past Conditional
I would have cauterized
you would have cauterized
he/she/it would have cauterized
we would have cauterized
you would have cauterized
they would have cauterized
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.cauterize - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
care for,treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
2.cauterize - make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
inure,indurate,harden - cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
vypálit
ætseudbrænde
kauterisieren
polttaa
brenna fyrir
prideginti
piededzināt
dichtbrandendichtvriezentoebrandentoevriezen
vypáliť
dağlamakyakmak

cauterize

[ˈkɔːtəraɪz]VT →cauterizar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cauterize

[ˈkɔːtəraɪz]cauterise(British)vt [+wound] →cautériser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cauterize

vt (Med) →kauterisieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cauterize

[ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz]vt →cauterizzare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cauterize,

cauterise

(ˈkoːtəraiz) verb
to burn (a wound) with a caustic substance or a hot iron (to destroy infection). toeskroei يَكْوي جُرْحا обгарям cauterizar vypálitausbrennen ætse; udbrændeκαυτηριάζωcauterizar (kuuma rauaga) põletama, söövitama سوزاندن polttaacautériser לִצרוֹב संक्रमण खत्म करने के लिए लोहे से दागना ispaliti kiéget membakar brenna fyrircauterizzare 焼灼する 소작하다 prideginti piededzināt melecuhkandichtschroeienbrenne,etse wypalać (ranę) داغول، داغل (طب) دبرق په وسيله ديو شى سوځول لكه ددانې او نورو cauterizar a cauterizaприжигать vypáliť (ranu) izžgati; izjedkati spržiti kauterisera, bränna ทำให้แผลไหม้ด้วยความร้อนหรือสารเคมี dağlamak,yakmak 燒灼，烙 припікати گرم لوہے یا کیمیائی طریق سے جلانا đốt (trong y học) 烧灼，烙
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

cau·ter·ize

v. cauterizar, quemar por medio de un agente cauterizante.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

cauterize

vt cauterizar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster's page for free fun content.

Link to this page:

Flashcards & Bookmarks?
Pleaselog in orregister to use Flashcards and Bookmarks. You can also log in with
Flashcards?
My bookmarks?
References in classic literature?
'Lying', 'sitting', are terms indicating position, 'shod', 'armed', state; 'to lance', 'tocauterize', action; 'to be lanced', 'to be cauterized', affection.
View in context
The health care provider may use specialized cotton material, insert a balloon in the nose, or use a special electrical tool tocauterize the blood vessels.
Nosebleeds Treatment
Ultrasonic scalpels are medical devices used to simultaneously cut andcauterize tissues.
Ultrasonic Scalpels Market Size, Share, Trends and Future Growth Predictions and Forecast 2017 -- 202
* Laser photocoagulation tocauterize blood vessels.
Watching and Waiting With Diabetic Macular Edema: A study suggests that patients with excellent vision can wait to begin DME treatment without compromising outcomes
Summary: Ultrasonic scalpels are medical devices used to simultaneously cut andcauterize tissues.
Ultrasonic Scalpels Market Size, Share, Trends and Future Growth Predictions and Forecast 2017 -- 202
In unipolar cauterization, a single insulated electrode is used tocauterize however in bipolar electric current flows between the two prongs of the bipolar probe.
COMPARISON OF EFFICACY AND POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS BETWEEN UNIPOLAR ELECTROCAUTERY AND BIPOLAR ELECTROCAUTERY IN CASES OF ANTERIOR EPISTAXIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
Spell the medical term: cortorize; quarterize;cauterize; or quortorize?
MASTERMINDS
The Aboutalebi affair provides an excellent chance tocauterize a wound that has affected Tehran-Washington relations for three decades.
Beleaguered Iran envoy pick could offer diplomatic do-over
Two arms tipped with multiple tools can perforate gastric ulcers,cauterize and suture wounds, or perform emergency appendectomies.
Tiny medical robots could one day provide emergency surgery in space
If yours does cause you discomfort, it can easily be removed--your doctor or a dermatologist can snip it off with surgical scissors (this will cause minor bleeding), freeze it off with liquid nitrogen, orcauterize it.
Skin tags
According to Williams, "people who feel badly for them have only to see them peck bluebird hatchlings to death tocauterize their bleeding hearts."
Now's the time for nest boxes

Full browser?
Open / Close