COLATORIUM
\kˌɒlɐtˈɔːɹi͡əm], \kˌɒlɐtˈɔːɹiəm], \k_ˌɒ_l_ɐ_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə_m]\
Definitions of COLATORIUM
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A term by which the ancient physicians described every canal or conduit through which the excrementitious humours of the body are evacuated. Ulcers, fistulae, setons, caustics, &c., have been called artificial or accidental Colatoria, because they were considered to be passages by which the animal economy is freed from some morbific matter.
By Robley Dunglison
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