ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Discutient

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Discutient is an adjective meaning (archaic, medicine) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive.

Meaning

(archaic, medicine) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic, medicine) An agent, such as a medicinal application, that serves to disperse morbid matter.

Example Sentences

a discutient application/remedy
The next day I fomented vvith Diſcutients, to vvhich vvas added ſpir. vini.
The Lips of the Abſceſs digeſted vvell, but from vvithin it onely gleeted, and thruſt out Fat, vvhich vve daily cut off vvithout the loſs of a drop of blood, and dreſſed up the Abſceſs vvith mundif. ex apio, continuing the uſe of diſcutient Fomentations and Cataplaſms.

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