cau‧ter‧ize (
also cauterise British English) /ˈkɔːtəraɪz $ ˈkɒː-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: cautériser, from Latin, from cauterium 'cauterizing tool', from Greek, from kaiein; ⇒ caustic]
medical to treat a wound or a growth on your body by burning it with hot metal, a
laser, or a chemical
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