- excarnation
- (èks-kar-na-sion) s. f.Action de dépouiller un organe des parties charnues qui l'entourent.Lat. ex, hors, et caro, carnis, chair.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Excarnation — Ex car*na tion, n. The act of depriving or divesting of flesh; excarnification; opposed to {incarnation}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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excarnation — noun The act of removing flesh. See Also: excarnate … Wiktionary
excarnation — ex·car·na·tion (eks″kahr naґshən) [ex + L. caro, carnis flesh] removal of superfluous fleshy tissue from a preparation … Medical dictionary
excarnation — ex·car·na·tion … English syllables
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Excarnification — Ex*car ni*fi*ca tion, n. The act of excarnificating or of depriving of flesh; excarnation. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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