detersion

See also: détersion

English

Etymology

Compare French détersion. See deterge.

Noun

detersion (usually uncountable, plural detersions)

1. The act of deterging or cleansing.

   detersion of a wound

   'detersion of an ulcer

   detersion of tissue

Translations

act of deterging

French: détersion (fr) f

References

• “detersion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• desertion, enteroids, interdose