“emunction”的英文意思

单词

emunction

释义

† eˈmunction Obs. rare.
[ad. L. ēmunctiōn-em a wiping of the nose, n. of action f. ēmungĕre to wipe the nose.]
1. The action of wiping the nose; hence transf. of clearing any of the passages of the body.
1615Crooke Body of Man 538 We haue often seen that Medicines applied to the eyes haue through these holes past into the nose, and so haue beene cast out either by emunction or by the mouth.1684I. Mather Remark. Provid. (1846) 212 After the use of unctions and emunctions.
†2. Excretion. Obs. Cf. emunctory.
1650Bulwer Anthropomet. ii. (1653) 71 The curious emunctions of the pores.

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