Cauterize vs. Cauterise — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cauterize and Cauterise
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Cauterize
Burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance in order to stop bleeding or to prevent infection
I'll freeze the hand and cauterize the wound
Cauterise
To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
Cauterize
To burn or sear with a cautery.
Cauterise
Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent;
The surgeon cauterized the wart
Cauterize
To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.
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Cauterise
Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Cauterize
To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.
Cauterize
To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic.
Cauterize
To sear, as the conscience.
Cauterize
Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent;
The surgeon cauterized the wart
Cauterize
Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
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