Sentence examples for cauterise from inspiring English sources

Dictionary

cauterise

verb

To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.

Exact(31)

"Some claim that the rest of Europe has been ringfenced from Greece and that the ECB has tools at its disposal to amputate Greece, if need be, cauterise the wound and allow the rest of eurozone to carry on.

And when they heat up, so the theory goes, they will cauterise any nearby cancer cells.To get them to the cancer, you whip up a batch of, say, 80 trillion of them and inject it into the patient's bloodstream.

Some of the book's richest moments are when Mr Roth uses the works of Franz Kafka and Thomas Mann to grasp sadly and lovingly at his father's cryptic ghost.All memoirs are, in their way, works of therapy; opportunities to air grievances and cauterise wounds.

The world of telecoms is in rapid flux as the data explosion generated by the Internet and the arrival of competition from well-financed and aggressive upstarts turns the old order upside down.The question that hovers over Mr Colaninno is whether he can come up with an effective strategy for Telecom Italia as well as cut and cauterise, as he has done in the past.

If there is, get it out there, get it out in a hurry, and cauterise the wound!" Mr Annan has told all his staff to co-operate fully with the inquiry.

Such was the case when Época, a magazine, published portions of a videotape from 2002 showing Waldomiro Diniz, then head of Rio de Janeiro's lottery, soliciting campaign contributions from a reputed boss of Brazil's illegal numbers racket (known as jogo de bicho).The government has tried to cauterise the wound.

Show more...

Similar(29)

They know that the referendum is going to trigger the mother of all battles among Conservatives and that there may be a better prospect of containing the damage during it and cauterising the wounds afterwards by getting it over and done with.

Another military option would be the deployment of UN troops along the Chadian-Darfur border, cauterising the violence in Darfur.

The heat generated by the ultrasound (creating temperatures up to 80°C) cauterises the open blood vessels.

It may be months before enough have been cauterised to give banks greater confidence to lend.A more hopeful line of endeavour is the international move to relax the Basel 2 capital regime for banks, which has tended to exacerbate capital requirements in the downturn.

During insertion these devices are cylindrical in shape, but they then unfurl two opposable arms for grasping and cauterising, and two cameras to give the surgeon stereoscopic vision.The tiny devices, which are called natural-orifice miniature robots, are tethered to allow the surgeon to control them and to provide power (though Dr Oleynikov has developed wireless versions, too).

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: