"electrocauterize" meaning in English

See electrocauterize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: electrocauterizes [present, singular, third-person], electrocauterizing [participle, present], electrocauterized [participle, past], electrocauterized [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English cauterize English electrocauterize From electro- + cauterize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|electro-|cauterize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English cauterize English electrocauterize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "électro-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ēlectrum", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "electro-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "electro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cauterize", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "electrocauterize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="electrocauterize"> From electro- + cauterize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} electrocauterize (third-person singular simple present electrocauterizes, present participle electrocauterizing, simple past and past participle electrocauterized)
  1. To cauterize with electricity (a surgical technique). Related terms: electrocauterization, electrocauterizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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