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View definitions for cauterize

cauterize

verb as in disinfect by burning

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Example Sentences

Surgeons had to open his belly to repair his intestines and cauterize the ruptured blood vessels, leaving him with a scar that runs, like a median line, down the center of his abdomen.

It was rubber, Billy explained, so the heat of the bullet passing through would cauterize the hole and seal it up.

Destroy the remnants of Government and cauterize the wound so that it will never re-infect again.

A few surgeons still cauterize the apex of the cone until a perforation is produced.

Then, producing the proper instruments from the wonderful case, he proceeded to cauterize the wound.

Before deciding to cauterize, it is necessary to ascertain the extent of area affected.

In this dangerous Indian climate, where everything grows putrid, they are frequently constrained to cauterize the sores.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cauterize, such as: burn, sear, and singe.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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