persulˈtationPath.rare—0. [ad. L. persultātio, n. of action from persultāre to leap through.] An eruption of blood from an artery. 1706Phillips, Persultation, ..in Surgery..is taken for a bursting of Blood thro' the Vessels, occasion'd by their Thinness.[1853Dunglison Med.Lex., Persultatio.]