acutorsion

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acutorsion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acutorsion \Ac`u*tor"sion\, n. [L. acus needle + torsion.]
     (Med.)
     The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.
  
     Note: [Not in Stedman -- an obsolete procedure?][archaic] AS
           [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]