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aṣṭamahārōga m pl S The eight great maladies; viz. वातव्याधि, अश्मरी, कृच्छू, मेह, उदर, भगंदर, अर्श, संग्रहणि, Rheumatism, stone or gravel, strangury, urinary affection, ascites, fistulas and ulcers in ano &c., hæmorrhoids, dysentery. Each has divisions, each comprehending numerous varieties. See प्रमेह, उदर, भगंदर, अर्श. See another account under महारोग.
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