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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pertusion \Per*tu"sion\, n. [L. pertusio.] The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument; as, pertusion of a vein. [R.] --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. A punched hole; a perforation. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]