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TeachMeFinance.com - explain cauterize cauterize
(KOT-uh-rize) To destroy tissue with a hot instrument, an electrical current, or a caustic substance. This process may be used to kill certain types of small tumors or to seal off blood vessels to stop bleeding.
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