OBDORMITION
\ˌɒbdɔːmˈɪʃən], \ˌɒbdɔːmˈɪʃən], \ˌɒ_b_d_ɔː_m_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By William R. Warner
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[Latin] The state of numbness and anaesthesia in a part when the latter is said to be \"asleep,\" i. e., when the conductivity of the nerves supplying it is temporarily interfered with by pressure, etc.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.