Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A feeling of constriction as if a belt were drawn closely round the body: a symptom common in certain diseases of the spinal cord.
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Examples
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The following are recent examples: * [843] Kustermann reports a case of acute myelitis in which there was profuse perspiration above the level of the girdle-sensation and none at all below.
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The following are recent examples: Kustermann reports a case of acute myelitis in which there was profuse perspiration above the level of the girdle-sensation and none at all below.
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