FLAGELLATION

n. Fla2j-eal-a's hu3n. Gr., /ua <rt?. Lat., flagellatio (from flag ell are, to scourge). Fr.,/. Ger., Gei elung. The proce of scourging; used formerly to improve the nutrition and as a local stimulant or counter-irritant, and recently recommended by I. E. Taylor to check post-partum haemorrhage, the hypogastrium being scourged with a damp towel. FLAG ELL I FER US (LaU,adj. Fla2j(fla3g)-e2l-li2f'e2r-u3s(u4s). From flagellum, a whip, and ferre. to bear. Fr., flagellif . Ger., gei eltragend, ausldufertreibend. See FLAGELLATE. [s. 71]