Definition of pertusion Pertusion

We found 5 definitions of pertusion from 3 different sources.

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What does pertusion mean?

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pertusion (n.)
    The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument; as, pertusion of a vein.
  • pertusion (n.)
    A punched hole; a perforation.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pertusion
    pėr-tū′zhon, n. a hole made by a sharp instrument.—adjs. Pertū′sate, pierced at the apex; Pertuse′, -d, pierced with holes. [L. pertundĕre, -tusum—per, through, tundĕre, to strike.]

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