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Cauterize
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verb
Cauterize
v. t. (past & past part.
cauterized
; pres. part.
cauterizing
)
1.
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
2.
To sear, as the conscience.
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"Cauterize" Quotes from Famous Books
...
Rule 3.—
Cauterize
. Dip wooden meat skewer, or lead pencil, into pure nitric acid, and rub into wound. Or, use red-hot poker, or red-hot nail grasped by tongs or pincers, or
...
— The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) • Various
Words linked to "Cauterize" :
harden
,
cautery
,
treat
,
indurate
,
cauterise
,
care for
,
sear
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