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.
实用例句
1. Laser beams may cauterize and heal ulcers.
激光束可以烧灼和愈合溃疡.
来自辞典例句
2. Lasers cauterize incisions , reducing bleeding and infection, sealing off nerve endings, and minimizing postoperative pain.