ABSTERSION

ABSTER'SION, noun [from Latin abstergeo, abstersus.] The act of wiping clean; or a cleansing by medicines which resolve obstructions. [See Deterge, Detersion.]

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abstersion. Abstersion, n. the act of cleansing or wiping

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Ab‐ster″sion (�), n. [[F. abstersion. See Absterge.]] Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. The task of ablution and abstersion being performed. Sir W. Scott.