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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sphagitid, n. [F. sphagitide (OED), f. the Gk.] One of the arteries of the neck. —Urquhart Rabelais i xliv.
He cut clean through the jugularie veins and the sphagitid or transparent arteries of the neck
