ATTRITION

An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary · 1891 · p. 2

n. A?t-tri®sh'u?n. Gr., mapdrpupıs. Lat., attritio (from. atterere, to rub against). Fr.. attrition. Ger., Anreibung, Aufreibung, Zermalmung. It., attrizione. Sp., atriciôn. 1. The friction of bodies upon each other, also the effects (chafing, abrasion, intertrigo, etc.) of such friction. [L, 41, 43.) 2. (Obs.) a severe form of cardialgia with panting respiration. [A, 325.]