单词 | formicant |
释义 | formicantadj. Crawling like an ant; in Pathology of the pulse (see quot. 1842). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered pulse or circulation > [adjective] > small or weak pulse small1564 empty1654 formicating1684 weak1700 formicant1707 thready1753 weakish1809 formicative1822 thread-like1825 shabby1843 wiry1897 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 51 A formicant Pulse is like the motion of an Ant, who moves her feet oft without going much forward. 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Formicant, an epithet, given to the pulse when extremely small, scarcely perceptible, unequal, and communicating a sensation like that of the motion of an ant through a thin texture. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1707 |
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