| cauterize | (v) burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent, Syn. cauterise, burn, Example: The surgeon cauterized the wart |
| Cauterization | n. [ Cf. F. cautèrisation. ] (Med.) The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cauterize | v. t. |