Discussive

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  discussive \dis*cuss"ive\, a. [Cf. F. discussif.]
     1. (Med.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or
        coagulated matter; discutient.
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     2. Doubt-dispelling; decisive. [R.]


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              A kind of peremptory and discussive voice.
                                                    --Hopkins.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Discussive \Dis*cuss"ive\, n. (Med.)
     A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a
     discutient.
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