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catheretic

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek καθαιρετικός (kathairetikós, reducing), from καθαιρέω (kathairéō, take down).

Noun

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catheretic (plural catheretics)

  1. (medicine) A mild caustic used to reduce warts and other excrescences.[1]

References

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    1839, Robley Dunglison, “CATHERETIC”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, [], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC: