HAEMOCERCHNOS
\hiːmˈə͡ʊsət͡ʃnˌə͡ʊz], \hiːmˈəʊsətʃnˌəʊz], \h_iː_m_ˈəʊ_s_ə_tʃ_n_ˌəʊ_z]\
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This term has received two acceptations, owing to the different senses in which- is employed; signifying, sometimes, hissing; at others, dry. Consequently, the Hellenists have translated the compound word, at times, by spitting of blood, with hissing in the throat; at others, by evacuation of dry matters.
By Robley Dunglison
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