A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D.

Turton, William, 1762-1835.

Date:: 1797

Credit: A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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$Thy'micus (e^ivto?, from the fweet-bread). Belonging to1 the fweet-bread. Th y'mium (Ou(w.tof, from*6ujt*o? thyme, becaufe it is of the colour of thyme). A fmall wart upon the fkin. Thymoxalme (Oufx-o^AfATi, from Su^o? thyme, o^u; acid, and «x? fait). A compofition of thyme, vinegar, and fait. Thy'mus (Quf/.or, from Su^a an odour, becaufe of its fragrant fmell). The herb thyme. Alfo a gland called the fweet-bread : and a- wart about the anus or pudenda, the fame as Thymium. Thy'nnus (Owi/of, from pin thiamin, Heb.) The thunny, a large fifh. Tjhyroideus (from tbyroides the thyroid cartilage). Belonging to- the thyroid cartilage. The word thyro is prefixed to feverat' mufcles whofe origin is in the thyroid cartilage; as thyro-hyoides- a mufcle ariling in the thyroid cartilage and inferted in the hyoid bone. Thyroides (Oi^oeJr?, from Gu^o? a fhield, and vSo; a likenefs). At cartilage of the larynx, fo called from its fhape. Thy'rsus (t)^(7o?, from 8uw to agitate). A thyrfe or loofe ftalk, fb called becaufe it is eafily fhaken by the wind. Tibia (quafi tubia, from tuba a tube). A pipe or flute. The larger bone of the leg; fo called from its pipe-like fhape. Tibialis (from tibia). Belonging to the tibia. Tigris (nyoic, from the river Tigris, on whofe banks they abound, or Ton tagir, Heb.) The tiger. Tilmus (nXpoe, from -nAAw to pluck). That fumbling about the bed-clothes and attempt to gather up fomething, which is ob- fervable in the laft flages of low diforders. Tincal {t ink el, Germ.) Borax in its impure grofs flate. Tinctorius (from tingo to dye). An epithet of a fpecics of broom ufed by dyers. Tinctura (from tingo to dye). A tincture or fluid impregnated with fome medical fubflance. Tinea (from teneo to hold). The moth or book-worm. Alfo an ulcer eating under the fkin. Tinearia (from tinea the moth). Moth-wort; fo called becaufe it preferves fubflances from being eaten by moths. Tinnitus (from tinnio to tingle). A noife or ringing in the ear. 7 Tin-$