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1913
Edition
Arrosion
Ar-ro′sion
,
Noun.
[L.
arrodere
,
arrosum
, to gnaw: cf. F.
arrosion
.]
A gnawing.
[Obs.]
Bailey.
Webster
1828
Edition
Arrosion
ARRO'SION
,
Noun.
s as z. [L. arrodo.] A gnawing.
Definition
2024
arrosion
arrosion
English
Noun
arrosion
(
plural
arrosions
)
(
obsolete
)
A
gnawing
.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Bailey to this entry?)
(
medicine
)
The wasting away of a vessel wall under pressure.
Etymology
From
Latin
arrodere
,
arrosum
(
“
to gnaw
”
)
. Compare
French
arrosion
.
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