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per·fo·rate (pûr

-r

)

1. To make a hole or holes in, as from injury, disease, or medical procedure.

2. To pass into or through (a body structure or tissue).

adj. (pûr

t, -f

-r

)

Having been perforated.

perforate

Etymology: L, perforare, to pierce

1 v, [pur′fôrāt] to pierce, punch, puncture, or otherwise make a hole.

2 adj, [purfôrit] riddled with small holes.

3 adj, [pur′fôrit] (of the anus) having a normal opening; not imperforate. perforation, n.

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