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puncturation|pʌŋktjʊəˈreɪʃən|
[n. of action f. puncture v.: see -ation.]
1. The action or operation of puncturing; in quot. 1733 in reference to a pricking sensation.
1733Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. viii. §5 (1734) 197 Head⁓achs either behind or over the Eyes, like a Puncturation. 1876Clin. Soc. Trans. IX. 167 Mr. Squire, in place of the puncturation of Volckmann..prefers to scarify the skin with regular linear parallel incisions.
2. Nat. Hist. The condition of being punctured, pitted, or dotted; = punctation 2, punctuation 5.
1890in Cent. Dict. |