per·fo·rate (pûr f -r t )v. 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 fr- t, -f-rt) 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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