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ANCOME
Etymology
Noun
ancome (plural ancomes)
(obsolete) A small inflammatory swelling, arising suddenly.
Anagrams
• came on, coname, oncame
Source: Wiktionary
An"come, n. Etym: [AS. ancuman, oncuman, to come.]
Definition: A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow. [Obs.] Boucher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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