| stupe | <medicine> Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore. Origin: L. Stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| stupefacient | Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. <medicine> Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic. Origin: L. Stupefaciens, p.pr. Of stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere = to make. Cf. Stupefy Alternative forms: stupifacient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stupefactive | Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. <medicine> Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic. Origin: L. Stupefaciens, p.pr. Of stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere = to make. Cf. Stupefy Alternative forms: stupifacient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |