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FOSSA AMYNTAE

\fˈɒsəɹ ˈamɪntˌiː], \fˈɒsəɹ ˈamɪntˌiː], \f_ˈɒ_s_ə_ɹ ˈa_m_ɪ_n_t_ˌiː]\

Definitions of FOSSA AMYNTAE

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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A kind of bandage, used in fractures of the nose; so called, by Galen, from Amyntas of Rhodes, its inventor. It consisted of a long band, applied round the head, the turns of which crossed at the root of the nose.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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