An-tĭs'pa-sĭs, n.

An-tĭs'pa-sĭs, n. [Gr. ἀντίσπασις, a drawing back, esp. of the humors of the body, from ἀντισπᾶν, to draw the contrary way, from ἀντί, against, and σπᾶν, to draw.] (Med.) A revulsion of fluids from one part of the body to another. Quincy.