cauterize
/ˈkɔːtəraɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
- Medicine burn the skin or flesh of (a wound) with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent the wound becoming infected【医】（尤指为止血或防止伤口感染而用烙器或腐蚀性物质）烧灼（伤处的）皮肤或肌肉。
派生词
cauterization
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French cauteriser, from late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kautēriazein, from kautērion 'branding iron'， from kaien 'to burn'.