Definition for DIS-CUSS'ION

DIS-CUSS'ION, n.

  1. In surgery, resolution; the dispersion of a tumor or any coagulated matter. – Coxe. Wiseman.
  2. Debate; disquisition; the agitation of a point or subject with a view to elicit truth; the treating of a subject by argument, to clear it of difficulties, and separate truth from falsehood.

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