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vermination|vɜːmɪˈneɪʃən|
[ad. L. verminātiōn-, verminātio, n. of action f. vermināre: see prec. Cf. obs. F. vermination.]
†1. The fact or condition of being gnawed by worms; vermiculation. Obs. rare.
1628Donne Serm. liv. (1640) 542 Against this vermination, (as the originall denotes) against this gnawing of the worme, that may bore through and sink the strongest vessell that sailes in the sea of this world, there is no other varnish.
2. The breeding, growth, or production of vermin, esp. parasitic vermin. Also fig. ? Obs.
1628Feltham Resolves ii. lxxxiv. 241 A Mouth, nasty with offensive fumes, till it sicken the Braine with giddy verminations. 1665Needham Med. Medicinæ 203 This..may serve to give some light, how much Diseases are altered from their old state in reference to Vermination. 1699R. Burthogge Soul of World 37 The Vermination in Human (as well as other Animal) Bodies, of which there are innumerable Instances in Medical Writers. 1713Derham Phys.-Theol. viii. vi. 414 Seigneur Redi..tryed more Experiments relating to the Vermination of Serpents, Flesh, Fish, putrified Vegetables,..than any one hath done since.
†3. (See quot.) Obs.—0
1656Blount Glossogr. (copying Cooper), Vermination,..a disease with worms, properly in Cattle, a vehement ache by the wringing of the Guts, as if they were gnawn with worms.
4. The fact of being infested with parasitic vermin; esp. Med., the morbid condition due to this.
1818–20E. Thompson Cullen's Nosol. Method. (ed. 3) 318, 76 Parasitismus... Vermination. 1822–7Good Study Med. (1829) V. 656 Cutaneous Vermination. Ibid. 657 Generally speaking, vermination is a proof of weakness, whether in animals or in plants. 1836J. M. Gully Magendie's Formul. (ed. 2) 91 His success was particularly great in the vermination of children. |