EPAPHAERESIS
\ˌɛpɐfe͡əɹˈiːsɪs], \ˌɛpɐfeəɹˈiːsɪs], \ˌɛ_p_ɐ_f_eə_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\
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A repeated abstraction or evacuation. It was formerly used synonymously with repealed bloodletting; Phlebotomia iterata. - Galen.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.