IMPERFORATION

Etymology

Noun

imperforation (uncountable)

The state of being without perforation.

(medicine) Absence of perforation in a normally patent structure.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*per`fo*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. imperforation.]

Definition: The state of being without perforation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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