English Explanatory Dictionary

cauter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hot iron for searing or cauterizing.

Word forms

cauter cauters

Etymology

From French cautère, Latin cauterium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ (kautḗr), variant of καυστήρ (kaustḗr, “cauterizing apparatus”), from καίω (kaíō, “burn”)). Compare caustic, cautery.

Derived words

cauterism
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