cauterizing
81cauterize — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. cauteriser, from L.L. cauterizare to burn or brand with a hot iron, from Gk. kauteriazein, from kauter burning or branding iron, from kaiein to burn (see CAUSTIC (Cf. caustic)). Related: Cauterized; cauterizing;… …
82cauterize — [[t]kɔ͟ːtəraɪz[/t]] cauterizes, cauterizing, cauterized VERB If a doctor cauterizes a wound, he or she burns it with heat or with a chemical in order to close it up and prevent it from becoming infected. [V n] He dug out the bullet and cauterized …
83cauter — n. cautery, instrument used to cauterize abnormal tissue, hot iron used for cauterizing …
84cauters — n. cautery, instrument used to cauterize abnormal tissue, hot iron used for cauterizing …
85galvanocauteries — n. method of cauterizing using electrically heated wire (Surgery) …
86galvanocautery — n. method of cauterizing using electrically heated wire (Surgery) …
87waterworks — 1. the human urinary system The pun is only used in the case of malfunction, to avoid mentioning a taboo condition: ... busily at work cauterizing his waterworks... (Sharpe, 1979) 2. tears Especially those of a woman or child… …
88escharotic — I. a. Caustic, searing, cauterizing, catheretic. II. n. (Med.) Caustic, caustic application …
89burn — vb Burn, scorch, char, sear, singe mean to injure by exposure to fire or intense heat. Burn is the most comprehensive of these terms, for it is applicable regardless of the extent of injury or of whether fire or heat is the destructive agency… …
90burning — adj 1. blazing, ablaze, raging, on fire, afire, fiery; flaming, aflame, smoking, ignited; very hot, boiling, scalding, scorching, sizzling; smoldering, simmering, parching; roasting, broiling, grilling, baking, toasting. 2. gleaming, agleam,… …
