See Also: torsoclusion(medicine)

excrescence (oh) and torsoclusion (medicine)


excrescence (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: excrescens, present participle of excrescere 'to grow out', from crescere 'to grow']
something that is bad, unnecessary, or ugly - used to show disapproval
::The new museum is nothing but an excrescence on the urban landscape.
an ugly growth on an animal or plant

torsoclusion (medicine)


torsoclusion


1. Acupressure performed by entering the needle in the tissues parallel with the artery, then turning it so that it crosses the artery transversely, and passing it into the tissues on the opposite side of the vessel.

Synonym: torsiversion.

Origin: L. Torqueo, to twist, + claudo or cludo, to close