cauterize /ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz/ ( cauterizing, cauterized, cauterizes )

BRIT also cauterise

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  V-T 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. 烧灼治疗

  例：

  He cauterized the wound with a piece of red-hot iron.

  他用一块烧红的烙铁来给伤口进行烧灼治疗。