(kô′tər·īz)v.t.·ized, ·iz·ing 1. To sear with a caustic drug or a heated iron. 2. To make callous or insensible.Also Brit.cau′ter·ise. See synonyms under BURN. [<LL cauterizare <L cauterium. See CAUTERY.] —cau′ter·i·za′tion, cau′ter·ismnoun
Most often used phrases:
band cauterize
officialcauterize cauterize
cauterize wounds
cauterize band
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