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ADOSCULATION

\ɐdˌɒskjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐdˌɒskjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɐ_d_ˌɒ_s_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ADOSCULATION

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Pregnancy due external contact only.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Impregnation without penetration.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

n. [Latin] The impregnation of plants;--a species of budding or ingrafting.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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