Definition of puncture

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Puncture (v. t.) To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin..

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Punction :: Punction (n.) A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture..
Gall :: Gall (n.) An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut..
Bedegar :: Bedegar (n.) A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites rosae). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties..
Baunscheidtism :: Baunscheidtism (n.) A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid..
Bipunctate :: Bipunctate (a.) Having two punctures, or spots..
Prick :: Prick (v.) That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer..
Electro-puncturing :: Electro-puncturing (n.) See Electropuncture.
Prick :: Prick (n.) To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition..
Prick :: Prick (n.) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.
Acupuncture :: Acupuncture (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks..
Punctured :: Punctured (imp. & p. p.) of Punctur.
Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food..
Puncture :: Puncture (n.) A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.
Aquapuncture :: Aquapuncture (n.) The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.
Cyclostyle :: Cyclostyle (n.) A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred with an inked roller..
Sea Colander :: Sea colander () A large blackfish seaweed (Agarum Turneri), the frond of which is punctured with many little holes..
Electro-puncture :: Electro-puncture (n.) An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic apparatus..
Acupuncturation :: Acupuncturation (n.) See Acupuncture.
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