Meaning of pertusion | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.
2. A punched hole; a perforation.

Examples

“pertusion of a vein”

“the manner of opening a vein at that time, was by ſtabbing or pertusion, as it is performed in horses.”

“many of the more subtle passages , pores , and pertusions appear not in anatomical dissections , because they are shut and latent in dead bodies”

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