cauterize

(kô'tə-rīz')
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To burn or sear with a cautery.
2. To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.

[Middle English cauterizen, from Late Latin cautērizāre, to cauterize, brand, from Latin cautērium, cautery. See cautery.]

cauterization cau'ter·i·za'tion (-tər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.

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IN BRIEF: To burn or sear as with a heated iron.

He cauterized the steel to mold it into a different shape.

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Destruction of tissue with a cautery.

(kô′tərīz)
v

To sear or burn living tissue in order to stop bleeding; a corrosive agent, hot metal, or electricity may be used.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ætse

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitbranden (wonden), verharden

Français (French)
v. tr. - cautériser

Deutsch (German)
v. - (med.) kauterisieren, abstumpfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ιατρ., μτφ.) καυτηριάζω

Italiano (Italian)
cauterizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cauterizar

Русский (Russian)
выжигать, прижигать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cauterizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kauterisera, bränna med brännjärn, etsa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
烧灼, 使麻木, 腐蚀

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 燒灼, 使麻木, 腐蝕

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 소작하다, 부식 시키다, 마비시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 腐食させる, 焼灼する, 灸をすえる, 麻痺させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) كوى جرحا, عالجه بالكي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮צרב (פצע או נכישה), כווה‬

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