TRANSFIXION

Noun

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



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18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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