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cauterizare

cauterizare [LL < καυτηριάζειν] 1 a to cauterize (med); b (fig.). c to brand (criminals). a solent eas [arterias] cirurgici ad plurimas incidere et ~are egritudines Ric. Med. Anat. 222; ~entur vene que sunt in fronte Gilb. III 133. 1; cum calce cauteriçetur locus, vel cum cauterio aureo, ne sanguis exeat nimis Gad. 29v. 1.  b 1407 ecce morbus inveteratus ‥, qui ex fomentis lenioribus in deteriora cotidie velut cancer serpit! si ergo ferramentum ~ans adhibeatur, nullus recte culpaverit Bekynton II 128.  c 1500 in manu leva sua ~atus Entries 1b. 2 (p. ppl.) seared (fig.). quis potest corda tam late cauterisata sanare?  Wycl. Sim. 26.

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