inveterated

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adjective

No longer fresh or recent.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveinveterated (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineNo longer fresh or recent.

    "... herb, and extr. bellad. aa. gr. 4, 2, 3, or 4 times a day, was generally successful, even in inveterated cases."

    1859, Emil Noeggerath, Contributions to midwifery, and diseases of women and children, page 361
    2 more examples

    "One case had to undergo re-operation because of severe subscapularis deficiency after repair of a complete, inveterated tear. "

    1996, C. Gerber et al., “Latissimus dorsi transfer for the treatment of irreparable tears of the rotator cuff”, in The Cuff, →ISBN, page 366

    "This is, in fact, the same principle shown by Stener (1962) in his study of inveterated ruptures of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb,..."

    2000, W.A. Grana, “Acute Ankle Injuries”, in The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, →ISBN, page 236
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of inveterate

Translations

Spanish inveterado
  • inveteradono longer fresh
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Chicago

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