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discutient
adj 1noun 1
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1DISCUTIENT + NOUN
application
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adj
1
Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive.
a discutient application/remedy
The Lips of the Abſceſs digeſted vvell, but from vvithin it onely gleeted, and thruſt out Fat, vvhich vve daily cut off vvithout the loſs of a drop of blood, and dreſſed up the Abſceſs vvith mundif. ex apio, continuing the uſe of diſcutient Fomentations and Cataplaſms.
noun
1
An agent, such as a medicinal application, that serves to disperse morbid matter.
The next day I fomented vvith Diſcutients, to vvhich vvas added ſpir. vini.
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a discutient application/remedy
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The Lips of the Abſceſs digeſted vvell, but from vvithin it onely gleeted, and thruſt out Fat, vvhich vve daily cut off vvithout the loſs of a drop of blood, and dreſſed up the Abſceſs vvith mundif. e
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The next day I fomented vvith Diſcutients, to vvhich vvas added ſpir. vini.
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