Associations to the word «Cauterise»

Wiktionary

CAUTERISE, verb. To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.

Dictionary definition

CAUTERISE, verb. Burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart".
CAUTERISE, verb. Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche