cauterize C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine Also spelled cauterised US /ˈkɔtəˌraɪz/ UK /ˈkɔːtəraɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to burn tissue to stop bleeding or prevent infection The surgeon moved quickly to cauterize the wound. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to burn tissue to stop... burnsearbrand Word family Derived forms cauterizationcauterized Related forms cauterycaustic Etymology AI details From Late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kauteriazein ('to brand with a hot iron'), from kauter ('branding iron'), from kaiein ('to burn'). kauter Ancient Greek kaiein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cauterize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkɔtəˌraɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːtəraɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to burn tissue to stop bleeding or prevent infection ## Examples - The surgeon moved quickly to cauterize the wound. ## Synonyms - burn - sear - brand ## Derived Forms - cauterization - cauterized ## Related Forms - cautery - caustic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kauter - Root: kaiein ## Etymology From Late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kauteriazein ('to brand with a hot iron'), from kauter ('branding iron'), from kaiein ('to burn'). ## AI Etymology Cauterize comes from Late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kauteriazein ('to brand with a hot iron'), from kauter ('branding iron'), from kaiein ('to burn'). The historical trail runs through kauter in Ancient Greek and kaiein in Ancient Greek. Used as a verb, cauterize now means "burn tissue to stop bleeding or prevent infection", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as cauterization and cauterized and related forms such as cautery and caustic. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown