cauterised
Burned to close
Cauterised is the British spelling of cauterized, the past tense of cauterize.
To cauterize is to burn tissue to stop bleeding or prevent infection, typically with a heated instrument or chemical agent: The surgeon cauterised the wound.
Figuratively, something painful may cauterise emotion, sealing it off: Years of disappointment had cauterised her capacity for hope.
Precise surgical knife
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- diathermyHigh-frequency current therapy
- laserConcentrated light device
incision · excision · surgeon · operating room · anesthesia · suture · forceps · clamps
Combustion in progress
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- agonizingIntensely painful or distressing
excruciating · stinging · sharp · piercing · raw · tender · smarting · throbbing
Coiled, or an injury
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- sealingMaking impermeable
coagulation · repair · granulation · scab · recovery · regeneration · contraction · remodeling
Cut off completely
- numbedDeprived of sensation
- deadenedMade less intense
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
scarred · emotional · relationship · memory · attachment · painful · closure · burned
Complete elimination of microbes
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
prophylactic · barrier · protection · sepsis · contamination · hygiene · gangrene · necrosis
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- diathermyHigh-frequency current therapy
laser · incision · excision · surgeon · operating room · anesthesia · suture · forceps · clamps · resection
burning
Combustion in progress
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
agonizing · excruciating · stinging · sharp · piercing · raw · tender · smarting · throbbing · inflamed
wound
Coiled, or an injury
sealing · coagulation · repair · granulation · scab · recovery · regeneration · contraction · remodeling · mending
severed
Cut off completely
desensitized · scarred · emotional · relationship · memory · attachment · painful · closure · burned · cut off
sterilization
Complete elimination of microbes
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
sanitation · prophylactic · barrier · protection · sepsis · contamination · hygiene · gangrene · necrosis · amputation