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Definition of Tormina
1. n. pl. acute, colicky pains; gripes.
Definition of Tormina
1. Noun. (medicine) acute pain in the abdomen ¹
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Definition of Tormina
1. gripes [n]
Medical Definition of Tormina
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tormina
Literary usage of Tormina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Diseases of Children: With Directions for the Management by Michael Underwood, Marshall Hall (1835)
"... together with castor oil, or other demulcent laxative, ought also to be made
trial of. tormina, OR GRIPES. The Gripes is a very common ..."
2. A Text-book of Medical Diagnosis by James Meschter Anders, Leonard Napoleon Boston (1911)
"tormina VENTRICULI (PERISTALTIC UNREST). Definition. — A condition characterized
by gurgling, which begins during or immediately after the taking of food, ..."
3. Medical Diagnosis: Special Diagnosis of Internal Medicine by Wilhelm von Leube, Julius Lincoln Salinger (1904)
"... which considerably debilitated the patient, ceased after a duration of three
weeks. PERISTALTIC UNREST OF THE INTESTINE (tormina ..."
4. The Diseases of the Stomach by William Ward Van Valzah, James Douglas Nisbet (1898)
"... object being gradually to render the stomach tolerant of larger and larger
quantities of food which excites it little and leaves it rapidly. IV. tormina ..."