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
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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 / by W. Turton, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Virginalis (from vlrgo a virgin). Peculiar to a virgin. Virginianus. Brought from Virginia. Vis (itrxys, BT*4 aifb, Heb.) Power, ftrength, force. Viscaria (from vifcus glue). The herb catchfly; named from the gluinefs of its leaves. Viscera (from jo^uc ftrong). The bowels. The contents of the head, breaft, or abdomen. Visctlago (from vifcus glue). Mucilage. Viscositas (from vifcus glue). Clamminefs. Gluinefs. Viscus (from »gu?). Glue; bird-lime. The miftletoe, named from its mucilaginous confiftence. Visio (from vifus fight). The fenfe of feeing. Visus (from video to fee). The fame. Vita (from vivo to live; pio-m). Life. Vitellus (from vita life, becaufe it contains the life of the cluck). The yolk of an egg. VifEx (from vieo to tie, becaufe of its flexibility). A kind of wil- low, ufed for bands and ligatures. Viticella (dim. of vitis the vine). The wild vine. Viticulum (dim. of vitis the vine). A vine-branch. Vittlago (from vitulus veal, becaufe of the whitenefs of the fldn and flefh). The white leproty. Vitis (from vieo to bind). The vine ; named from the flexibility of its branches. Vitisaltus (the dance of Vitus). See Chorea. Vitraria (from vitrwn glafs). Pellitory of the wall ; named from its ufes in glazing veflels. Vitreus (from vitrum glafs). Glafly ; applied to a pellucid hu- mour of the eye. Vitrioligus (from vitriolum). Compofed of vitriol. Vitriolum (from vitrum glafs). Vitriol ; fo called from its like- nefs to glafs. Hollandus fays this word is fictitious, and com- pofed from the initials of the following fentence: Vade in terrain rimando invenies optimum lapidem veram medicinam. Vitta (a hood, from vieo to tie). The coif with which fome chil- dren are born. Viverra {qukl vivat in terra, becaufe he lives under ground). The ferret. 4K Vol a-