Medical Dictionary
cauterize
vt cau·ter·ize
cau·ter·ized or British cau·ter·isedcau·ter·iz·ing or British cau·ter·is·ing
Medical Definition of CAUTERIZE
: to sear with a cautery or caustic
—cau·ter·iza·tion or British cau·ter·isa·tion \ˌkȯt-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Variants of CAUTERIZE
cau·ter·ize or British cau·ter·ise \ˈkȯt-ə-ˌrīz\
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