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pertusion

pertusion noun: the act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.

Noun

pertusion (plural pertusions)

  1. 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.1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
  2. 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 bodies1623, Francis Bacon, De augmentis scientiarum

Forms of pertusion

pluralpertusions

Origin of pertusion

Latin pertusio.

Questions about pertusion

What does pertusion mean?
Pertusion means the act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.
What part of speech is pertusion?
Pertusion is a noun.
What is the plural of pertusion?
The plural of pertusion is pertusions.

Words near pertusion in the dictionary

  1. pertusarialean
  2. pertusarialeans
  3. pertusate
  4. pertuse
  5. pertused
  6. pertusion
  7. pertusions
  8. pertussal
  9. pertusses
  10. pertussis
  11. pertussoid

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