FOURCHE, (F.)
\fˈɔːt͡ʃ], \fˈɔːtʃ], \f_ˈɔː_tʃ]\
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A French provincial term for small abscesses which form on the fingers and hands of working people. Also, an instrument, invented by M. .J. L. Petit, for compressing the ranine artery in cases of hemorrhage from that vessel.
By Robley Dunglison
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