STILLICIDIUM
\stˌɪlɪsˈɪdi͡əm], \stˌɪlɪsˈɪdiəm], \s_t_ˌɪ_l_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_d_iə_m]\
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This term is often used synonymously with Strangury. It means the flow of any fluid-particularly the urine- drop by drop. Also a kind of embrocation, Stillicidium supra partem, effected by dropping a liquid upon a part.
By Robley Dunglison
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