The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pertusion
Pertusion \Per*tu"sion\, n. [L. pertusio.]
The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument;
as, pertusion of a vein. [R.]
--Arbuthnot.
2. A punched hole; a perforation.
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
pertusion
n. 1 The act of punching or pierce with a pointed instrument. 2 A punched hole; a perforation.