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< caustic soda

cautery >

cau·ter·ize

(kô

-r

) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
cau·ter·ized, cau·ter·iz·ing, cau·ter·iz·es

To burn or sear with a cautery.
To deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English cauterizen, from Late Latin cautrizre, to cauterize, brand, from Latin cautrium, cautery ; see cautery

OTHER FORMS:
cauter·i·zation (-t

-z

n) KEY (Noun)

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