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consummatory
adjective con·sum·ma·to·ry \kən-ˈsə-mə-ˌtȯr-ē\
Definition of CONSUMMATORY
1
: of or relating to consummation : concluding
2
: of, relating to, or being a response or act (as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usually goal-directed behavior
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First Known Use of CONSUMMATORY
1648
Medical Dictionary
consummatory
adjective con·sum·ma·to·ry \kən-ˈsəm-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-\
Medical Definition of CONSUMMATORY
: of, relating to, or being a response or act (as eating or copulating) that terminates a period of usually goal-directed behavior
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