1. The cessation of operation usually of a jet or rocket engine; also; the point at which burnout occurs
2. Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration; a person suffering from burnout
3. A person showing the effects of drug abuse

ETYM Cf. French cautčrisation.
(Alternate spelling: cauterisation).
The act of searing some deadened or ill flesh by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
In medicine, the use of special instruments to burn or fuse small areas of body tissue to destroy dead cells, prevent the spread of infection, or seal tiny blood vessels to minimize blood loss during surgery. + prikaži više

1. To drive out or destroy the property of by fire
2. To cause to fail, wear out, or become exhausted especially from overwork or overuse
3. To suffer burnout
4. When a fire, candle, or other flame stops burning because it has no more fuel, it burns out.
5. When a light bulb stops producing light because it has reached the end of its useful life, it burns out. + prikaži više

(Alternate spelling: cauterise).
To burn or sear (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; SYN. burn.