HYPOSPATHISMUS
\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊspˈaθɪsməs], \hˌaɪpəʊspˈaθɪsməs], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_s_p_ˈa_θ_ɪ_s_m_ə_s]\
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A surgical operation, with the ancients, in cases of severe 'defluxion to the eyes,' which consisted in incisions made in the scalp down to the bone, and the insertion of an instrument called a spathion or hypospathister to enable the intermediate parts to be divided. The precise character of the operation is not well described, and it is no longer known. - Paulus of Aegina.
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