electrocauterize

verb

To cauterize with electricity (a surgical technique).

OriginEnglish cauterize ← Latin electro- ← French électro- →
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Meanings

verbelectrocauterize (third-person singular simple present electrocauterizes, present participle electrocauterizing, simple past and past participle electrocauterized)

present singular third person electrocauterizes · participle present electrocauterizing · participle past electrocauterized · past electrocauterized

  1. To cauterize with electricity (a surgical technique).

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. Englishcauterize
  6. Englishelectrocauterize

From electro- + cauterize.

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APA

electrocauterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocauterize

MLA

“electrocauterize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocauterize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrocauterize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocauterize.

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