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1. abstersiǒun n.
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Surg. (a) The act or process of cleansing a wound or sore, the removal of pus or other impurities by means of cleansing medicines; (b) a detergent or cleansing property.
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2. astēl, astelle n.
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astelle
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4. cultellāre n.
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Surg. A knife-shaped cauterizing instrument.
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5. dē̆fensī̆f n.
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(a) Med. & surg. A medicine or ointment that prevents the growth or spread of disease, venom, humors, etc. [cp. defensif medecine]; (b) an ointment that preserves corpses.
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6. dē̆fensī̆f adj.
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(a) Of weapons, armor: defensive; (b) med. & surg. of a bandage: preventing the spread of pus or other fluids; of a medicine or ointments: preventing the growth or spread of disease, preventive……
7. dēfensiǒun n.
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(a) Defense against physical attack; (b) reply, refutation; (c) fig. help; protection against temptation, sorrow, etc.; (d) punishment; (e) surg. a preventive measure or medicine.
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8. dē̆fensōrie n.
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(a) That which defends, defense; (b) surg. a covering, protection.
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10. hūmectā̆tī̆f adj.
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(a) Med. Of food: increasing moisture in the body, diluent; (b) surg. of medicines: moistening, increasing moisture.
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13. imā̆ǧinātī̆f adj. & n.
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Phil. (a) Employing mental images; vertu imaginatif, the ability to form and retain images formed from data supplied from the senses or the communis sensus; also, the faculty of combining images into……
14. impellencie n.
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Surg. A blunt, concave instrument for driving an arrow or the like out of the body.
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15. incarnāciǒun n.
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(a) Theol. The Christian doctrine that God became man, Christ's incarnation; cristes incarnacioun, incarnacioun of the lord, etc.; taken incarnacioun of, to assume human form from (the Blessed……
16. macillence n.
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Surg. A morbid smallness or shrinking.
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18. mordificātī̆ve adj.
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Med. & surg. (a) Distressing, tormenting; (b) corrosive; as noun: a caustic or corrosive medicine.
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19. mortificāciǒun n.
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(a) Death; (b) renunciation of self and the world; mortificacioun of the flesh (bodi), mortificacioun of sinne, penitential asceticism.
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20. mundificāciǒun n.
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Surg. (a) The process of cleansing a wound or sore, esp. by removing pus; (b) the cleansing property of a medicinal substance.
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