cauterize

vt. 烧灼；腐蚀；使麻木（等于cauterise）

中文词源

cauterize 烧灼

可能来自PIE *skai, 燃烧，词源同shine, candle.

cauterize: cauterize: see holocaust
cauterize (v.): c. 1400, from Old French cauterisier, from Late Latin cauterizare "to burn or brand with a hot iron," from Greek kauteriazein, from kauter "burning or branding iron," from kaiein "to burn" (see caustic). Related: Cauterized; cauterizing.

cauterize：烤它来止。烤灼它（伤口）来止血或消毒——（用腐蚀性物质或烙铁）烧灼（表皮组织）以消毒或止血。1. holocaust => cauterize.

2. Lasers cauterize incisions , reducing bleeding and infection, sealing off nerve endings, and minimizing postoperative pain.: 激光可以麻痹伤口, 减少流血和感染, 封闭神经末梢, 将术后痛苦降低至最小.