amplexation rare.
(æmplɪkˈseɪʃən)
[n. of action f. L. amplexāt- ppl. stem of amplexā-ri to embrace, as if ad. L. *amplexātiōn-em.]
† 1. Embracing. Obs.
| 1615 Bp. Hall Contempl. iv. xxxiii. (1833) 517 An humble amplexation of those sacred feet. |
2. Surg. ‘A method of treating fracture of the clavicle.’ Syd. Soc. Lex.