Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cauterise"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cauterise
v : burn or sear (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current
or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
[syn: {cauterize}, {burn}]
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