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单词 porte-caustic
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porte-causticn.

Brit. /ˌpɔːtˈkɔːstɪk/, /ˌpɔːtˈkɒstɪk/, U.S. /pɔrtˈkɔstɪk/, /pɔrtˈkɑstɪk/
Forms: 1800s port-caustic, 1800s port-caustique, 1800s– porte-caustic.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: porte- comb. form, caustic n.
Etymology: < porte- comb. form + caustic n., after French porte-caustique (1834).
Medicine. Now rare.
An instrument for applying a caustic.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for applying medicaments > [noun] > for caustic or acid
porte-caustic1845
porte-acid1890
1845 Lancet 12 Apr. 428/1 Ample space for the passage of the forceps, port-caustic, or other instruments, to be employed.
1846 F. Brittan tr. J. F. Malgaigne Man. Operative Surg. 274 Preference should always be given to a porte-caustique like that of Ducamp for the urethra.
1884 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose II. 252 An ingenious porte-caustique has been invented by Dr. Fauvel.
1922 Lancet 22 July 159 Useful laryngological instruments, such as a brush, sponge carrier, porte-caustic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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