Category:Revulsion

Re*vul"sion, n. Etym: [f. révulsion, l. revulsio, fr. revellere, Revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- + vellere to pull. Cf. Convulse.]

1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. "revulsions and Pullbacks." Ssir t. Brovne.

2. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; -- applied to the Feelings. A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the parliament and The country, followed. Macaulay.

3. (med.)

Defn: the act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of The body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied To a more active form of counter irritation.