PERTURBATRIX
\pətəbˈe͡ɪtɹɪks], \pətəbˈeɪtɹɪks], \p_ə_t_ə_b_ˈeɪ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k_s]\
Definitions of PERTURBATRIX
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A mode of treatment in which very active means are employed, and such as impress upon diseases a different course from that natural to them. It is the antithesis to the Medicina expectans. Much evil has resulted from such treatment, especially in febrile diseases.
By Robley Dunglison
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