Obs. [ad. L. exustiōn-em, n. of action f. exūrĕre (see EXUST). Cf. OF. exustion.] a. The action or process of burning or burning up (something). b. Heat attendant upon disease.
a. 1610. Barrough, Meth. Physick, V. xiii. (1634), 299. You must use some hot burning instrument…. After exustion, minister the juyce of Leekes, and other such things as do drie.
1651. Raleigh’s Ghost, 353. The generall exustion and burning of the world.
1720. S. Parker, Bibl. Biblica (Gen. xix. 25), I. 424. The frightful Effects which this Exustion [of Sodom and Gomorrah] left are still remaining.
b. 1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 712. It allayes the inflammations, exustions, and hot distempers.
