COUNTERIRRITATE

Coun"ter*ir"ri*tate (koun"tr-r"r-tt), v. t. (Med.)

Definition: To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 March 2025

LEPTOMENINGES

(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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