Affusion

Word AFFUSION
Character 8
Hyphenation af fu sion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Affusion"

What do we mean by affusion?

A pouring on of liquid, as in baptism. noun

The act of pouring upon; the act of pouring water or other liquid, as upon a child in baptism. noun

In medicine, the act of pouring water on the body as a curative means, as from a vessel, by a shower-bath, etc. noun

The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. noun

The pouring of liquid. noun

A method of Christian baptism where water is poured on the head of the person being baptized. noun

The act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head noun

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Oikonomos, however, responds that '' affusion '' (i.e. pouring), and much less '' aspersion '' (i.e. sprinkling), cannot ever be considered baptism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Swellings and pains in the joints, ulceration, those of a gouty nature, and sprains, are generally improved by a copious affusion of cold water, which reduces the swelling, and removes the pain; for a moderate degree of numbness removes pain. ❋ Unknown (2007)

After the fever restless, and had some delirium; urine thin, and darkish; had an affusion of warm water on the head; slept and recovered his senses. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We employ bandages, compresses, suspension of the limb in a sling, attitude, extension, friction, rectification; and along with these the affusion of much water. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And at each time the bandages are taken off, much hot water is to be used, for in all injuries at joints the affusion of hot water in large quantity is to be had recourse to. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The limit to the affusion is, to stop when the parts become swelled up, and before the swelling subsides; for the parts swell up at first, and fall afterward. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is better that no friction should be applied, but if so, a hot soap (smegma) must be used in greater abundance than is common, and an affusion of a considerable quantity of water is to be made at the same time and afterwards repeated. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We relax first the part most requiring it, and have recourse to that kind of friction which will promote the growth of flesh, and to affusion. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Hydrophilos, having girded his sable cappa magna as high as to his cherubical loins, at solemn compline sat in his sate of wis-dom, that handbathtub, whereverafter, recreated doctor insularis of the universal church, keeper of the door of meditation, memory extempore proposing and intellect formally considering, recluse, he meditated continuously with seraphic ardour the primal sacra-ment of baptism or the regeneration of all man by affusion of water. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Here traces of fire, seen on the rock, suggested that it had been split by cold affusion. ❋ Unknown (2003)

_ -- Stomach-tube, cold affusion, electricity, injection of a pint of hot coffee into the rectum. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

_ -- Exposure to pure air, cold affusion, artificial respiration, galvanism. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

_ -- Fresh air, artificial respiration, cold affusion, diffusible stimulants; inhalation of oxygen freely. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

_ -- Stomach-tube and free lavage; cold affusion; drawing forward tongue; artificial respiration; galvanism and suspension with head downward. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Cold affusion, and chloroform in half to teaspoonful doses in glycerine or mucilage, repeated every few minutes, until the symptoms are ameliorated. ❋ Barkham Burroughs (N/A)

Beautifully candid, his laminae separate readily before the tranchant silver, and each flake, covered with a creamy curd, lies ready to receive the affusion of molten (not oiled) butter, which, with its floating oyster-islands, seems in impatient agitation for the moment of overflowing the alluring "white creature," as a modern poet styles it. ❋ Various (N/A)

In the interval cold affusion was resorted to by the attendant in charge, but the patient was to all appearances dead. ❋ Various (N/A)

That galvanism, ammonia to the nostrils, cold affusion, and stimulants by the mouth are practically useless in the early stage. ❋ Various (N/A)

It is of no consequence at all whether the person that is baptized is totally immersed, or whether he is merely sprinkled by an affusion of water. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Cases, which at first were exceptional, gradually multiplied, so that, at length, the ordinary mode of baptism was by affusion. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

[Im] so affused about my [math homework]. ❋ Victoria F & Lizzie V (2008)

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