What does revellent mean?
Revellent means (obsolete, medicine) Causing revulsion; revulsive..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete, medicine) Causing revulsion; revulsive..
The local remoræ of blood which occur in cholera infantum here, will not bear, as a general practice, the abstraction of blood for their relief; they are more under the control of revellent remedies, not of a depletive kind.
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Revellent means (obsolete, medicine) Causing revulsion; revulsive..
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The local remoræ of blood which occur in cholera infantum here, will not bear, as a general practice, the abstraction of blood for their relief; they are more under the control of revellent remedies, not of a depletive kind.
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