Leah wrote:

You sent me to my wife's medical books with that word.  <g>

NEVER, never, never seen it before.

There is a wonderful novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1951,
entitled _Round the Bend_.

In one scene, a very wise engine mechanic, thought to
be a holy man by the men who work for him, is giving a
lecture on engine overhaul to the middle eastern mechanics
who work in his shop.

He tells them to do this, then do that, then do the rest, and
then he says something like:

"... then stop and close your eyes for one minute and reflect.
God will place into your heart the knowledge of whether or
not you have done it right."

I'm not a religious man myself, and I suspect that the
knowledge that comes to someone in this way is not from
a supernatural source.  But I do believe it's a good method
for doing things right.

I hope that all doctors consult their conscience, or their
God, when they perform a serious operation and truly
reflect on whether they are doing the best they can for
their patients.

   Alan

On October 6, callalily wrote, in pertinent part:

Urinating.

I have finally dredged up from my junkyard-mind an instance of actual
use of the word in conversation. Well, argument, actually.

Authors William F. Buckley (he of the awesome vocabulary) and Gore Vidal
were guests on a network program covering a political convention. I
disremember which party and network.

They got into quite a verbal fight. WFB referred to Vidal as
"retro-micturating." Hee hee.

Regards,

Steve J