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



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