Definizione monolingua

cauterise

cauterise (third-person singular simple present cauterises, present participle cauterising, simple past and past participle cauterised)

1. To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
   • 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 198

     Just when you think you are extricating yourself, just when you think you are cauterised and ready to leave, it resurfaces. Once youve been infected, youre never again completely free.

Definizione dizionario cauterise

cauterizzare

Altri significati:

To destroy tissue with a hot instrument, an electrical current, or a caustic substance. Used to remove spots of tumor or seal off blood vessels to stop bleeding.

Alternative form of cauterize.