English Explanatory Dictionary

desmurgy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of medical dressings.

Word forms

desmurgy

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian десмургия (desmurgija), from Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “fetter, bandage”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). By surface analysis, desm- + -urgy.

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