catheretic

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English

Etymology

Ancient Greek down + to take.

Noun

catheretic (plural catheretics)

  1. (medicine) A mild caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.

References

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    1839, Robley Dunglison, “CATHERETIC”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, , 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC: