Anacatharsis
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Vomiting (emesis) or expectoration. uncountable
"The patient has an abdominal pain, severe abdominal distention, obvious tenderness, rebound tenderness and muscular rigidity over the whole abdomen, disappearance or diminution of bowel sound, anacatharsis, accompanied with systemic toxic symptoms or shock, red tongue with yellow and greasy or yellow and dry fur and deep, thready and rapid pulse."
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More examples"The patient has an abdominal pain, severe abdominal distention, obvious tenderness, rebound tenderness and muscular rigidity over the whole abdomen, disappearance or diminution of bowel sound, anacatharsis, accompanied with systemic toxic symptoms or shock, red tongue with yellow and greasy or yellow and dry fur and deep, thready and rapid pulse."
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