guttatim

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin

Adverb

guttatim (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Drop by drop; one drop at a time.
    • 1882 January 2, Brojendro Nath Banerjee, “Two cases of hydrorrhoea gravidorum”, in The Indian Medical Gazette, page 15:
      It used to come on in a gush also guttatim.
    • 1910, Charles Lyman Greene, Medical diagnosis, page 355:
      Boil a few c.c. of the solution gently in a test-tube, add guttatim 6-8 drops of the urine, boil gently for a moment only.

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