pertusion

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Definition of pertusion

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noun

The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.

“pertusion of a vein”
“the manner of opening a vein at that time, was by ſtabbing or pertusion, as it is performed in horses.”

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noun

The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.

“pertusion of a vein”
“the manner of opening a vein at that time, was by ſtabbing or pertusion, as it is performed in horses.”
A punched hole; a perforation.

“many of the more subtle passages , pores , and pertusions appear not in anatomical dissections , because they are shut and latent in dead bodies”

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Latin pertusio.

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