burn+with+cautery

  • 11Actual cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 12Potential cautery — Cautery Cau ter*y, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?. See {Cauter}.] 1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn, corrode, or destroy animal tissue. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 13cauterize — v. a. Sear, burn with a hot iron, burn with cautery …

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  • 14sear — I. v. a. 1. Dry, wither. 2. Cauterize, burn with a hot iron, burn with cautery, scorch. 3. Make callous, make insensible. 4. Brand. II. a. Dry, withered, sere …

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  • 15cauterize — To apply a cautery; to burn with a cautery. * * * cau·ter·ize or Brit cau·ter·ise kȯt ə .rīz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to sear with a cautery or caustic cau·ter·iza·tion or Brit cau·ter·isa·tion .kȯt ə rə zā shən n * …

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  • 16cauterize — cauterization, n. /kaw teuh ruyz /, v.t., cauterized, cauterizing. to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, esp. for curative purposes; treat with a cautery. Also, esp. Brit., cauterise. [1350 1400; ME < LL cauterizare to&#8230; …

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  • 17cauterize — 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 &LT; LL cautērizāre to brand &LT; Gk kautḗr&#8230; …

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  • 18cauterise — /ˈkɔtəraɪz / (say kawtuhruyz) verb (t) (cauterised, cauterising) to burn with a hot iron, or with fire or a caustic, especially for curative purposes; treat with a cautery. Also, cauterize. –cauterisation /ˌkɔtəraɪˈzeɪʃən/ (say .kawtuhruy&#8230; …

  • 19Burned — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.&#8230; …

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  • 20Burning — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.&#8230; …

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