A medical glossary, in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented and explained.

  • Turton, William, 1762-1835.
Date:
1802
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Credit: A medical glossary, in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented and explained. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    A'bditus (from abdo to hide). Included or contained in : applied to difeafes, it means their fecrct or remote caufes. Abdomen (pins' abdomen, Arab, from ns' ab a nouriflier or con- tainer, and pi domen the faeces ; or from abdo to hide, as in- cluding the inteftines). The belly. Abdomi^alis (from abdomen the belly). Belonging to or pro- ceeding from the belly. Abducens (from abduco to draw away). See Abductor. Abductio (from abduco to draw away). A lira in : alfo a kind of fra6ture, when a bone near the joint is fo divided that the ex- tremities recede from each other. Abductor (from abduco to draw away). Any mufc.le, whole office is to draw the membei* to which it is affixed from fome other, as the abdmftor pollicis draws the thumb from the fingers. Abebjf/us (xQcQxio;, from a. ncg. and (3=ba»o? firm). Weak, in- firm.' A'be’ga (from ab'igo to expel, becaule it was thought to promote delivery). The ground pine. Aeelicea (from ».piiv, and (3*Xo?-a'dart: i.c. without thorns). The tree producing the Brafil wood, fo- called to diffinguilh it from others'of a like appearance, but which bear thorns. Abellina (from Jbella, a town in Campania, where they fiou- rifhed). The filbert, or filbert tree. Ab’elmoluC (from p;D hs US' ab el mold, Arab.) The riemus, or palma Chrifri. Abelmosch (from “[DO *?S' is' ab el mojk, Arab.) The hibifeus or mutk mallow ; named from its mufk-like odour. Aberratio (from ab, and erro to wander from). A deviation from the natural pragrefs. A lufus naturae. Abessi (from 'hiy abes, Arab, filth). The alvine faeces. \bevacuatio (from ab dim, and evacuo to pour out). An imper- fect evacuation of grofs and faulty humours. •\biecula (dim. of nines the fir). The dwarf fir. Abies (from abeo to proceed, becaufe it riles to a great height; or y,~ria<; a wild pear, the fruit of which its cones fomething relcmble). The fir tree. Abiotos (aSidlo?, from x ncg. and (3iow to live). A name of the hemlock, from its deadly qualities* I Ablac