Eventually servants arrived and chased away the monkeys (which were later destroyed), and the king's wounds were promptly cleaned and dressed but not cauterized.
As branches are cut, they must be sealed, or cauterized, to prevent bleeding after disconnection from the main vessel.
Usually, the loop is cut and the ends cauterized or burned.
He then cauterized the stump with a red-hot poker from out of his forge.
Later, special medical instruments called cauters were used to cauterize arteries.
During that time, antibiotics were not available, so the only way to treat it was to cauterize that part.
Both physicians would cauterize the corneal surface with a heated stilet.
He had also got it cauterized without uttering a single word.
