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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. articūlāciǒun n.
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3. astēl, astelle n.
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astelle
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4. calidicǒun n.
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Surg. A strong caustic medicine.
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12. cultellāre n.
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Surg. A knife-shaped cauterizing instrument.
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13. 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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14. 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……
15. 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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16. dē̆fensōrie n.
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(a) That which defends, defense; (b) surg. a covering, protection.
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17. dislōcāciǒun n.
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Surg. Dislocation of a bone; also, displacement of an organ.
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20. glūtinōsitẹ̄ n.
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23. 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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27. 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……
28. immissōrīe n.
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Surg. A probing instrument used to treat a stone in the bladder.
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29. 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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30. incarceren v.
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Surg. To stop up (an incision with a dressing or the like), pack.
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31. 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……
32. incarnā̆tī̆f adj.
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Surg. (a) Of sutures, bandages, medicines: promoting the growth of new tissue in a wound or fracture; binding (ligature) incarnatif; seuinge incarnatif; (b) of medicines: promoting the closing of the……
33. indūrāciǒun n.
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(a) Med. & surg. The hardening of a bodily part, an inflammation, etc.; (b) alch. the hardening or congealing of soft materials.
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34. indūratīve n.
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Surg. A medicine which hardens the callus exuded by the ends of a broken bone.
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35. injectōrīe n.
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Surg. A device or utensil for pouring medicaments into an open sore.
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36. inscī̆sī̆f adj. & n.
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Med. & surg. (a) Of medicines: having the property of dispersing, diluting, or dissolving viscous, thick, or heavy humor; (b) as noun: a medicine having such a property; (c) slashing, cutting.
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37. inscī̆sǒurs n. plural
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Surg. An instrument shaped somewhat like shears for cutting off flesh in wounds or for cutting bones.
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38. intrōjectōrīe n.
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Surg. A syringe.
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39. intrōmisse n. singular & plural
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Surg. An instrument for probing or insertion.
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40. intrōmissōrīe n.
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Surg. A probing instrument used to treat a stone in the bladder.
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41. inviscāciǒun n.
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42. laqueāciǒun n.
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Surg. The tying of a loop about a wounded part so as to restrain the flow of blood.
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43. levatōrī(e n.
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levatorie
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Surg. An instrument, usually with an angled blade, used in trepanning and other operations to relieve pressure, free bone fragments, etc.
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44. līchināciǒun n.
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Surg. The applying of lint tents or plugs to a wound.
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47. liquefactī̆ve adj.
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Surg. (a) Of a medicine: producing liquefaction of tissues, ?suppurative; (b) ?liquid, ?capable of becoming liquid.
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51. macillence n.
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Surg. A morbid smallness or shrinking.
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52. magdalēọ̄n n.
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Surg. A small roll of plaster, salve, etc.
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55. mordificātī̆ve adj.
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Med. & surg. (a) Distressing, tormenting; (b) corrosive; as noun: a caustic or corrosive medicine.
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56. 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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57. 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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58. mundificātī̆f n.
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Med. & surg. (a) A cleansing substance used internally or externally; (b) an ointment, plaster, powder, or liquid for cleansing a wound or ulcer; mundificatif de apio, mundificatif of smal ache,……
59. mundificātī̆f adj.
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61. penetrātī̆f adj.
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(a) Med. & surg. Of medicines, ointments, etc.: penetrative, penetrating; (b) permeating, piercing; pungent, sharp; of the power of prayer: able to pierce.
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64. potenciāl(e adj. Also plural (as n.)
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potenciale
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(a) Latent, potential; (b) surg. of a cautery or cauterizing agent: being a caustic or escharotic medicine used as an alternative to a hot iron; potencial cauterie, cauterie potencial.
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65. prēservāciǒun n.
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(a) Protection, preservation; (b) a protective measure; (c) med. & surg. prophylaxis, protection from or prevention of a disease, morbid condition, etc.; -- usually with of- phrase; (d) a prophylactic……
66. prēservātī̆f adj.
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(a) Med. & surg. Of a treatment, regimen, etc.: serving to prevent or protect against a disease or morbid condition; preventive, prophylactic; also fig.; preservatif of; (b) of a treatment: tending to……
68. prohibitī̆f adj.
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69. remollī̆tī̆f n.
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Surg. A softening medicine.
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70. remollī̆tī̆f adj.
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Surg. Of a medicine: softening.
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74. scaraiāciọ̄n n.
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Surg. A scarifying.
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75. scarpellāciǒun n.
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Surg. The making of shallow incisions as a means of letting blood, scarifying.
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76. sē̆parā̆tōrīe n.
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Surg. A pointed instrument having a curved edge and used in removing sections of bone from the skull.
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78. sī̆ringatoma n. plural
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Surg. Knives, hooked at the end and pointed.
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79. sī̆ringing ger.
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80. situāciǒun n.
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82. spatadrape n.
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Surg. Cloth saturated in a resinous medicament, primarily used in binding dislocated or fractured bones; also, a piece of this cloth.
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87. sustentā̆ment n.
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(a) The action of maintaining someone in power; (b) surg. a supporting bandage, binding, or similar device used to stabilize a part of the body.
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92. trepanāciǒun n.
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Surg. The action of boring small holes in the skull.
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93. trepanāten v.
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Surg. To bore small holes in (the skull) with a trepan.
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97. ventōsāciǒun n.
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Surg. The act of drawing blood or other matter by means of a cupping glass.
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