cauterize

Signification (Anglais)

To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.

Concepts

cautériser

brûler

éroder

Synonymes

burn

cauterise

sear

burn off

fire

🔥

callous

deaden

fan

fritter away

ignite

light

parch

put out

retire

scorch

set on fire

smoke

sting

strike out

tag

torch

urticate

set afire

moxibustion

give the fire

make insensible

bake

cauterise

blast

blister

blow up

brand

burn up

Traductions

kauterisieren

cauterizar

kewandin

cauteritzar

uitbranden

ausbrennen

καυτηριάζω

cauterizzare

cauterizar

toevriezen

dax dan

dichtvriezen

كوى

abätzen

wegbrennen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɔːtəɹaɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French cauteriser, from Late Latin cauterizō (“to burn with a hot iron”), from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω (kautēriázō, “to brand”), from καυτήρ (kautḗr, “branding iron”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).