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Same as acton — a stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
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Same as ascites — a collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.
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Same as clyster — a liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.
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Same as confarreation — a form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses.
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Same as dropsy — an unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
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Same as dugong — an aquatic herbivorous mammal (Halicore dugong), of the order Sirenia, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and Australia.
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Same as electrotonus — the modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it. See anelectrotonus, and catelectrotonus.
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Same as fanon — a term applied to various articles, as: (a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by eastern bishops. (b) A maniple.
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Same as farcy — a contagious disease of horses, associated with painful ulcerating enlargements, esp. upon the head and limbs. It is of the same nature as glanders, and is often fatal. Called also farcin, and farcimen.
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Same as feria — a week day, esp. a day which is neither a festival nor a fast.
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