TORMINA

Etymology

Noun

tormina (usually uncountable, plural torminae)

(medicine) acute pain in the abdomen; colic, gripes

Usage notes

• Sometimes misconstrued as a plural, as if from the non-existent Latin *torminum.

Anagrams

• minorat

Source: Wiktionary


Tor"mi*na, n. pl. Etym: [L., a griping in the belly.] (Med.)

Definition: acute, colicky pains; gripes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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