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161. solūciǒun n.

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(a) An explanation, answer; also, a reason [quot.: ?a1425]; also, the act of answering a question [last quot.]; (b) an interpretation of a dream. …

162. 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. …

163. spatimene n.

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Surg. An instrument used to cut bone, a trepan. …

164. spatule n.

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Cook. An implement for stirring, a spatula; surg. an instrument used to apply ointments or to clean wounds; also, an instrument for cutting or lancing [quot. ?c1425]; (b) the shoulder bone of an……

165. spature n.

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Surg. (a) An instrument used to mix the ingredients of medicines, to apply or remove ointments, etc.; (b) an instrument used for cutting or lancing. …

166. squirle n.

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Surg. A splinter of bone from a fracture. …

167. stich(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: stiche
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(a) A sharp, localized pain; also, emotional pain; pl. pangs; stich of sorwe; (b) the loop of thread left by a single movement of a threaded needle up and down through a piece of fabric; also, the……

168. stū̆pāt(e n.

Additional spellings: stupate
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Surg. A small piece of cloth made from tow or other material, used in fomenting wounds and other applications, a stupe. …

169. stū̆pe n.(1)

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(a) Pl. The refuse or coarser parts of flax or hemp, hards; stupe of tou; (b) pl. hards of flax or hemp prepared and used as the raw material for cloth, tow; (c) surg. a small piece of cloth made from……

170. 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. …

171. sūtūre n.

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(a) Surg. A surgical stitch, a suture; also, the act of suturing; with suture of pelteres, with a stitch like that of a furrier; (b) anat. a bodily seam, a raphe. …

172. taste n.(2)

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Surg. A probe. …

173. tent(e n.(3)

Additional spellings: tente
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(a) Med. A roll of some soft material, usu. linen or wax, sometimes medicated, placed in or near a wound to keep it open while it heals; a similar roll used as a suppository [quot. a1475]; also, a……

174. terabrāciǒun n.

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Surg. The process or operation of surgically removing a bone from the skull, trepanning. …

175. tō̆nge n.(1)

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(a) A double-armed instrument, usually hinged, for manipulating objects too hot or too difficult to hold; a pincers, pliers, pair of tongs;—often pl.; also fig. and in fig. context; fir tonges; paire……

176. tortelle n.

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Surg. Some kind of instrument used in treating skull wounds, perh. a rasp. …

177. touail n.

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(a) A piece of cloth used to wipe something dry; washinge touail, a piece of cloth for wiping or cleansing something [see also washing(e ger. 2.]; (b) a cloth of the length of a table, chiefly for……

178. trepanāciǒun n.

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Surg. The action of boring small holes in the skull. …

179. trepane n.

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Surg. An instrument used to cut small holes in the skull, a borer, trepan. …

180. truncāciǒun n.

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Surg. The cutting of a blood vessel. …

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