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Synteresis

Synˊte-re′sis

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] preservation, fr. [GREEK] to preserve;

σύν

with + [GREEK] to guard.]

1.

(Med.)

Prophylaxis.

[Obs.]

2.

(Metaph.)

Conscience viewed as the internal repository of the laws of duty.

Whewell.