Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hydrop-athist.
- noun One of a former school of medical practitioners the members of which pretended that all diseases could be diagnosticated by simple inspection of the urine.
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Examples
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“Kárúrah”: the “water-doctor” has always been an institution in the east and he has lately revived in Europe especially at the German baths and in London.
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[FN#13] Arab, "Kárúrah": the "water-doctor" has always been an institution in the east and he has lately revived in Europe especially at the German baths and in London.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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