cauterize

Aldo D. (Belgium)
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  1. cauterize
    burn, sear, or freeze using a hot iron or electric current
  2. callous
    emotionally hardened
  3. cauterise
    burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
  4. burn
    destroy by fire
  5. cauterant
    an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it
  6. cautery
    the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
Created on Sun May 20 04:22:47 EDT 2012

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