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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

discutiens

, p. pr. of

discutere

. See

(Med.)

Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive;

as, a

discutient

application

–

Noun.

An agent (as a medicinal application) which serves to disperse morbid matter.

“Foment with discutiens.”

Wiseman.

Adj.

[L.] Discussing; dispersing morbid matter.

Noun.

A medicine or application which disperses a tumor or any coagulated fluid in the body; sometimes it is equivalent to carminative.