DISCUTIENT
Etymology
Adjective
discutient (comparative more discutient, superlative most discutient)
(medicine) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive.
Noun
discutient (plural discutients)
An agent, such as a medicinal application, that serves to disperse morbid matter.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cu"tient, a. Etym: [L. discutiens, p. pr. of discutere. See
Discuss.] (Med.)
Definition: Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a discutient
application.
– n.
Definition: An agent (as a medicinal application) which serves to disperse
morbid matter. "Foment with discutiens." Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition