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Webster 1913 Edition
Affusion
Af-fu′sion
(ăf-fū′zhŭn)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
affusion
.] The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.
Specifically:
(Med)
The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.
Dunglison.
[archaic]
AS
Webster 1828 Edition
Affusion
AFFU'SION
,Noun.