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pertusions

pertusions is the plural of pertusion.

Meaning of pertusion

Noun

pertusion (plural pertusions)

  1. The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.
    • pertusion of a vein
  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

Questions about pertusions

What is pertusions the plural of?
Pertusions is the plural of pertusion.

Words near pertusions in the dictionary

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

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