What is a drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process called?
derivation — (Med.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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