pertusion
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.
noun
A punched hole; a perforation.
Example Sentences
- "pertusion of a vein"
- "the manner of opening a vein at that time, was by ſtabbing or pertusion, as it is performed in horses."
- "many of the more subtle passages , pores , and pertusions appear not in anatomical dissections , because they are shut and latent in dead bodies"
Etymology
Latin pertusio.