Cauterize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːzməskˌoʊp/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈɔːɹɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈɔːɹɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːzməskˌoʊp/.

Examples

The surgeon cauterized the wart

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cauterise burn callous

Parts of Speech

verb	burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent “The surgeon cauterized the wart”
verb	make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

Word Forms

cauterization	noun	the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
cauterant	noun	an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
cautery	noun	an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
cauterisation	noun	the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
burn	noun	an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kauterisieren

Mit einem heißen Eisen, elektrischem Strom oder einem ätzenden Mittel verbrennen, verbrennen oder einfrieren (Gewebe).

🇫🇷French

cautériser

brûler, saisir ou congeler (tissus) à l'aide d'un fer chaud, d'un courant électrique ou d'un agent caustique

🇪🇸Spanish

cauterizar

quemar, dorar o congelar (tejido) usando una plancha caliente o corriente eléctrica o un agente cáustico

🇮🇹Italian

cauterizzare

bruciare, scottare o congelare (tessuto) utilizzando un ferro caldo, corrente elettrica o un agente caustico

🇳🇱Dutch

dichtschroeien

verbranden, dichtschroeien of bevriezen (weefsel) met behulp van een heet strijkijzer of elektrische stroom of een bijtend middel

🇵🇹Portuguese

cauterizar

queimar, queimar ou congelar (tecido) usando um ferro quente ou corrente elétrica ou um agente cáustico

🇷🇺Russian

прижечь

сжечь, поджечь или заморозить (ткань) горячим утюгом, электрическим током или едким веществом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दाग़ना

गर्म लोहे या बिजली के करंट या कास्टिक एजेंट का उपयोग करके (ऊतक को) जलाना, सीना या जमा देना

🇮🇳Tamil

காடரைஸ்

சூடான இரும்பு அல்லது மின்சாரம் அல்லது காஸ்டிக் முகவரைப் பயன்படுத்தி எரித்தல், அறுத்தல் அல்லது உறைதல் (திசு)

🇮🇳Marathi

दागणे

गरम लोह किंवा विद्युत प्रवाह किंवा कॉस्टिक एजंट वापरून (ऊती) बर्न, सीअर किंवा गोठवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોટરાઈઝ

ગરમ આયર્ન અથવા ઇલેક્ટ્રિક પ્રવાહ અથવા કોસ્ટિક એજન્ટનો ઉપયોગ કરીને બર્ન, સીઅર અથવા ફ્રીઝ (ટીશ્યુ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಟರೈಸ್

ಬಿಸಿ ಕಬ್ಬಿಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರವಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಏಜೆಂಟ್ ಬಳಸಿ ಸುಟ್ಟು, ಹುರಿಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಫ್ರೀಜ್ ಮಾಡಿ (ಅಂಗಾಂಶ)

🇵🇰Urdu

داغنا

گرم لوہے یا برقی کرنٹ یا کاسٹک ایجنٹ کا استعمال کرتے ہوئے (ٹشو) کو جلانا، بند کرنا یا منجمد کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灸

使用热熨斗、电流或腐蚀性试剂烧伤、烧焦或冻结（组织）

🇯🇵Japanese

焼灼する

熱いアイロン、電流、または腐食剤を使用して（組織を）燃やす、焦がす、または凍らせる

🇰🇷Korean

뜨다

뜨거운 철이나 전류 또는 부식제를 사용하여 태우거나, 굽거나, 동결(조직)합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đốt điện

đốt, làm khô hoặc đóng băng (mô) bằng cách sử dụng bàn ủi nóng hoặc dòng điện hoặc chất ăn da

🇹🇭Thai

กัดกร่อน

เผา ไหม้ หรือแช่แข็ง (เนื้อเยื่อ) โดยใช้เหล็กร้อน กระแสไฟฟ้า หรือสารกัดกร่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuat kasar

membakar, membakar, atau membekukan (jaringan) menggunakan setrika panas atau arus listrik atau bahan kaustik

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-cauterize

paso, painitin, o i-freeze (tissue) gamit ang isang mainit na bakal o electric current o isang caustic agent

🇲🇾Malay

membakar

membakar, membakar, atau membekukan (tisu) menggunakan seterika panas atau arus elektrik atau agen kaustik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كوى

حرق أو حرق أو تجميد (الأنسجة) باستخدام مكواة ساخنة أو تيار كهربائي أو مادة كاوية

🇮🇷Persian

سوزاندن

با استفاده از آهن داغ یا جریان الکتریکی یا عامل سوزاننده، بسوزانید، سرخ کنید، یا منجمد کنید (بافت)

🇹🇷Turkish

dağlamak

sıcak demir veya elektrik akımı veya yakıcı bir madde kullanarak yakmak, kavurmak veya dondurmak (doku)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִצְרוֹב

לשרוף, לצרוב או להקפיא (רקמה) באמצעות ברזל חם או זרם חשמלי או חומר קאוסטי

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