0 past simple and past participle of cauterize --
1 to burn an injury to stop bleeding and prevent infection --
It is non-problematic until the gall bladder is removed, and the tiny supravesicular ducts may be incompletely cauterized or remain unobserved, leading to biliary leak post-operatively.
The surgical-type wounds tend to be cauterized by an intense heat and made by very sharp/precise instruments, with no bleeding evident.
The wound is then cauterized to ensure he does not bleed to death.
Even if the nose is not bleeding at the time, it is cauterized to prevent future bleeding.
It helps, but the wound must be cauterized to stop the bleeding.
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.
