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anastole

anastole noun: retraction of the edges of a wound.

Noun

anastole (countable and uncountable, plural anastoles)

  1. (obsolete) retraction of the edges of a wound

Forms of anastole

pluralanastoles

Origin of anastole

Borrowed from Latin anastolē, from Ancient Greek ἀναστολή (anastolḗ).

Questions about anastole

What does anastole mean?
Anastole means retraction of the edges of a wound.
What part of speech is anastole?
Anastole is a noun.
What is the plural of anastole?
The plural of anastole is anastoles.

Words near anastole in the dictionary

  1. Anastenarissas
  2. anasteroside
  3. anastigmat
  4. anastigmatic
  5. anastigmats
  6. anastole
  7. anastomic
  8. anastomise
  9. anastomised
  10. anastomises
  11. anastomising

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