† morsicantadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin morsicant-, morsicāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin morsicant-, morsicāns, present participle of morsicāre to bite or nibble repeatedly (2nd cent. a.d.) < mors- , past participial stem of mordēre to bite (see mordant adj.) + -icāre, verbal suffix. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǭ·ɹsikănt) /ˈmɔːsɪkənt/.

Medicine. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

That produces a pricking sensation.

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1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 170/2 Morsicant, giving rise to a continued pricking sensation.

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Morsicant, producing a sensation as of repeated biting or pricking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	morsicant
释义	† morsicantadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin morsicant-, morsicāns. Etymology: < classical Latin morsicant-, morsicāns, present participle of morsicāre to bite or nibble repeatedly (2nd cent. a.d.) < mors- , past participial stem of mordēre to bite (see mordant adj.) + -icāre, verbal suffix. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǭ·ɹsikănt) /ˈmɔːsɪkənt/. Medicine. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. That produces a pricking sensation. ΚΠ 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 170/2 Morsicant, giving rise to a continued pricking sensation. 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Morsicant, producing a sensation as of repeated biting or pricking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1890
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