cauterizing
present participle ofcauterize
cauterize
verb[T]
(UKusuallycauterise)uk/ˈkɔː.tər.aɪz/us/ˈkɑː.t̬ɚ.aɪz/medicalspecialized
toburnbodytissueusingheator achemical, tostopaninjuryfrombleedingor gettinginfected, or toremoveharmfulcells:
Thequickestsolutionis to cauterize thewound.
He hadpersistentnosebleedsuntil he had abloodvesselcauterised.
literary
tostopsomething fromcausingsomeone tofeelemotion,especiallyanegativeemotion:
Yearsofsilencecauterizedtheirfeelingsabout thewarbut thesewoundshave nowreopened.
- He had tocutthebulletfrom hisarmand then cauterize thewoundwith ahotknife.
- Thewallof theuterusis cauterized tostopexcessivebleeding.
- Thesurgicallaserusesheattocutand cauterizetissue.
- Aspinalnervecan be cauterised toreducepain.
- Anelectricprobeis used to cauterize theabnormalcells.
- Therootsofdepressionhave to befoundand cauterized.
- Hemaintainedthat hisexperiencesthatsummercauterised hisheart.
- Histaskwas to cauterize thewoundto the company'sreputation.
Medicines & drugs: preventing infection
- anti-AIDS
- anti-bac
- anti-plague
- anti-rabies
- antimicrobial
- antiseptic
- biosecurity
- boost
- cauterization
- containment
- Covid-secure
- rubbing alcohol
- scrub up
- shielding
- social distancing
- sterility
- sterilize
- surgical spirit
- swab
- unexposed
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is used as acauterizingagent, for example to remove granulation tissue around a stoma.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He then continued with this approach to sealing wounds, rather than the largely accepted method ofcauterizingwounds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The best results are achieved bycauterizingthe matrix with phenol.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Addison drives off on the snowmobile, which he later abandons, but not beforecauterizinghis wound on the engine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The vasa deferentia are cut (sometimes a section may be removed altogether), separated, and then at least one side is sealed by ligating (suturing),cauterizing(electrocauterization), or clamping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Smith has wondered if this could represent the beingcauterizingthe wound left by the drilling procedure by the abducting entities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It involvescauterizingthe growth plates of the pelvis, in other words, the part of the pelvis which would usually grow and spread in puppyhood, no longer does so.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cautery studies have shown that different results in eyespot size and color can result depending on the time in development at with thecauterizingdamage is administered.
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