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syrmaism Antiq.|ˈsɜːmeɪɪz(ə)m|
[ad. Gr. συρµαϊσµός, f. συρµαΐζειν to purge, f. συρµαΐα syrmæa.]
The use of a purgative or emetic.
1842Smith's Dict. Grk. & Rom. Antiq. 608/2 Dogs when indisposed sought the Triticum repens, and the same animal taught to the Egyptians the use of purgative, constituting the treatment called Syrmaism. |