acatharsia

[Gr. ἀκαθαρσία (ακαtharsia) = want of cleansing, foulne of a wound or sore: ἀ, priv.; κάθαρσις ( katharsis ) = cleansing; καθαρός ( katharos ) = clean; καθαίρω ( kathairō ) = to cleanse.] Surg. Foulne of a wound, or the impure matter which proceeds from a wound; impurity. a-câul-ěs aul-es-cent, çěnt, a . [Gr. (1) a, priv.; (2) Lat. caulis , Gr. καυλός ( kaulos ) = a stem; (3) -escent, fr. Lat. suff. -escens (properly crescens ) = growing.] The same as ACAULINE (q. v.). a-câul-ine, a-câul-ōse, a-câul-ous, a . [Gr. 4, priv.; Lat. caulis ; Gr. καυλός ( kaulos ) = a stem.] DENCE. "Learning first the accedence , then the grammar." -Milton : Accedence commenced Grammar.