Medical Dictionary

pith

vt \ˈpith\

Medical Definition of PITH

1
:  to kill (as cattle) by piercing or severing the spinal cord
2
:  to destroy the spinal cord or central nervous system of (as a frog) usually by passing a wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal

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