POINT, BLISTERING
\pˈɔ͡ɪnt], \pˈɔɪnt], \p_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\
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A name given by Dr. Rush to an indeterminate period in the course of a continued fever, intermediate between the stages of high excitement and collapse, in which blisters will -he thought-usually produce unequivocally good effects.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
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