transfixion (countable and uncountable, plural transfixions)
(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*fix"ion, n.
Definition: The act of transfixing, or the state of being transfixed, or pierced. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
