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Webster 1913 Edition


Arrosion

Ar-ro′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
arrodere
,
arrosum
, to gnaw: cf. F.
arrosion
.]
A gnawing.
[Obs.]
Bailey.

Webster 1828 Edition


Arrosion

ARRO'SION

,
Noun.
s as z. [L. arrodo.] A gnawing.

Definition 2024


arrosion

arrosion

English

Noun

arrosion (plural arrosions)

  1. (obsolete) A gnawing.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bailey to this entry?)
  2. (medicine) The wasting away of a vessel wall under pressure.