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Murphy drip

Murphy drip noun: a rectal infusion apparatus for administering proctoclysis.

Noun

Murphy drip (plural Murphy drips)

  1. A rectal infusion apparatus for administering proctoclysis.

Forms of Murphy drip

pluralMurphy drips

Origin of Murphy drip

The technique was introduced by Wisconsin surgeon John Benjamin Murphy.

Questions about Murphy drip

What does Murphy drip mean?
Murphy drip means a rectal infusion apparatus for administering proctoclysis.
What part of speech is Murphy drip?
Murphy drip is a noun.
What is the plural of Murphy drip?
The plural of Murphy drip is Murphy drips.

Words near Murphy drip in the dictionary

  1. Murphree
  2. Murphrees
  3. murphy
  4. Murphy bed
  5. Murphy beds
  6. Murphy drip
  7. Murphy drips
  8. Murphy game
  9. Murphy games
  10. Murphy's button
  11. Murphy's Law

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