cauterize
verb(British English also cauterise)
(- cauterize something
to burn a wound, using a chemical or heat, in order to stop the loss of blood or to prevent infection 烧灼,烙(用化学药剂或高温烧灼伤口以止血或消毒) The wound needs to be cauterized. 伤口需要烧灼。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cauteriser, from late Latin cauterizare, from Greek kautēriazein, from kautērion ‘branding iron’, from kaien ‘to burn’.