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PERTEREBRANT

\pˈɜːtəɹˌɛbɹənt], \pˈɜːtəɹˌɛbɹənt], \p_ˈɜː_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɛ_b_ɹ_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of PERTEREBRANT

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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The French give this epithet to an acute pain- Douleur perterebrante-which occasions a sensation like that which would be produced by an instrument penetrating and lacerating a part; - the pain from whitlow, for example.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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