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Definition of Erodent
1. n. A medicine which eats away extraneous growths; a caustic.
Definition of Erodent
1. Noun. Something that erodes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Erodent
1. erosive [adj] - See also: erosive
Medical Definition of Erodent
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Erodent
Literary usage of Erodent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases Peculiar to Women: Illustrated by Cases by Samuel Ashwell (1855)
"The accuracy with which any erodent substance may be applied through the speculum,
and the little pain and exposure attendant on its introduction, ..."
2. Observations on Aneurism: Selected from the Works of the Principal Writers by John Eric Erichsen (1844)
"... which fluids, as they become erodent by the admixture of acid salts within
the diseased body, are easily enabled to act upon and to distend the vessels ..."
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