See Also: Hancock's amputation(medicine)
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Hancock, John(encyclopedia)
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Hancock Memorial Hospital(health)
Hancock Bank of Louisiana(finance)
Hancock, Winfield Scott(encyclopedia)
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gorce (iou) and Hancock's amputation (medicine)


gorce (iou)



gorce noun.Also gort & Other vars. L15.
[Anglo-Norman gortz pl. of gort (Old French gord, gourt) from Latin gurges, gurgit- whirlpool.]
A whirlpool. L15-E17.
Any form of obstruction in a river, as a weir, dam, etc. E18-L19.

Hancock's amputation (medicine)


Hancock's amputation
Amputation of the foot through the astragalus.