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talpārīe
n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Med.
A morbid swelling or abscess on the head.
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impulsī̆f
adj. & n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Med.
(a) Of a medicine: able to drive humors down or repel them; (b) as noun: a medicine of this sort.
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ruǧīne
n.
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A scraping tool used in carpentry;
med.
an instrument for scraping bone.
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stūphe
n.
17 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A heated room for a hot-air or steam bath; (b)
med.
a hot-air or steam bath; also, a herbal decoction used in a steam bath; a medicinal vapor;
stuphe bath
; (c) suffumigation.
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