cauterize是什么意思？

cauterize

英[ˈkɔ:təraɪz] 美['kɔtəraɪz]

• vt.& vi. （用腐蚀性物质或烙铁）烧灼以消毒；

第三人称单数：cauterizes;

过去式：cauterized;

过去分词：cauterized;

现在分词：cauterizing;

例句

• 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.
• Laser beams may cauterize and heal ulcers. 激光束可以烧灼和愈合溃疡.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• (用高温或化学物质)烙，烧灼(伤口)
  If a doctor cauterizes a wound, he or she burns it with heat or with a chemical in order to close it up and prevent it from becoming infected.
  例句
  He cauterized the wound with a piece of red-hot iron. 他用一块烧红的烙铁烧灼伤口。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent;
  "The surgeon cauterized the wart"
  2. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

行业词典

• 体育： 烧灼；