Cauterise

/ˈkɔːtəraɪz/

/ˈkɔtəraɪz/

Translation of "cauterise" into Russian

Verb

/ˈkɔːtəraɪz/

/ˈkɔtəraɪz/

cauterise

cauterises

cauterised Past Simple / Past Participle

cauterising Gerund

The doctor had to cauterise the wound to stop the bleeding.

Врачу пришлось прижигать рану, чтобы остановить кровотечение.

Verb

/ˈkɔːtəraɪz/

/ˈkɔtəraɪz/

To burn the skin or flesh of a wound with a heated instrument or caustic substance, typically to stop bleeding or prevent infection.

The surgeon had to cauterise the wound to stop the bleeding.

To make insensitive or deaden, especially emotionally, as if by burning.

Years of hardship had cauterised his capacity for sympathy.