Definitions

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  • noun One who, or that which, cauterizes.

Etymologies

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cauterize +‎ -er

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Examples

  • He nodded for the next three trocars to be inserted: a pincer, a wand and a cauterizer.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • He nodded for the next three trocars to be inserted: a pincer, a wand and a cauterizer.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • Within moments the doctor was back and instructing the nurse to go find a cauterizer.

    2005 December | A Slice of My Life 2005

  • I think to take my mind off what had just been done, he showed me his little cauterizer and explained how it worked that that it was like a little solder iron.

    Holey Moley! | A Slice of My Life 2005

  • Within moments the doctor was back and instructing the nurse to go find a cauterizer.

    Holey Moley! | A Slice of My Life 2005

  • I think to take my mind off what had just been done, he showed me his little cauterizer and explained how it worked that that it was like a little solder iron.

    2005 December | A Slice of My Life 2005

  • She thought about trying to conjure a biobed, but it took too much energy for her to bring forth a simple tool like the cauterizer.

    No Limits Peter David 2003

  • As they divide the liver, McGilvray and Zogopoulos close off the tiny ducts, arteries and veins with a cauterizer - a tool that seals tissue with heat - and metal clips.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Megan Ogilvie 2010

  • The butt doctor used an electronic laser cauterizer to close up the wounds

    AreYouLiberal.Com Ace of Spades HQ 2010

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