A physical dictionary; in which all the terms relating either to anatomy, chirurgery, pharmacy, or chymistry, are very accurately explain'd / By Stephen Blancard.

  • Blankaart, Steven, 1650-1702
Date:
M.DC.LXXXIV. [1684]
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Credit: A physical dictionary; in which all the terms relating either to anatomy, chirurgery, pharmacy, or chymistry, are very accurately explain'd / By Stephen Blancard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    W , : ; C 5? ) proper, as Roots, Herbs, Seeds, Flowers, Fruits, '&c. adding proper Meals, or omitting them; all which are boiled up in a convenient quantity of Liquor, *v.g. Water, Beer, Milk, Honey, &c. to the confiftence of a Pultife: the latter is prepa¬ red commonly of Vegetables (bred (mail with the Infufion of fo much Liquor onely as may make it of the former confiftence. You may add here Meal, crumbs, of Bread, Oyles, Oyntments, as in the former fort of Cataplafms too. Catapotium, commonly Pillu!a> is a Medicine given inwardly, Purging Pills. Cataptofis is one Symptome of an Epilepfie * when Men fall fuddenly to the Ground. Cataratttiy is Two-fold, either beginning, or a fuffufion onely, or confirmed, or a Cataraft proper¬ ly fo called ; the incipient is but a fuftufion of the Eye, when little Clouds, Motes, and Flies feem to flie before the Eyes; but the confirmed Qata- raB,is when the Pupil of the Eye is either wholly or in part covered and (hut up with a little thin Skin; fo that the Sun-beams have not due admittance to the Eye. Confirmed Catarafts are cured with thrufting a Needle through the Albugineous and the hornie Membrane as far as the CatardB, which is to be deprefted with the Needle, and if it ftart back to be broken, then the Eye is to be tied up with Water of Rofes, the white of an Egg, and Alumn, all fhaken together. Catarrhopus is when Humours, Vapours, or W ind, go downwa rd. Cat afar ca, the fame with Anafarca. Catafchefis is a good ftate of Body, oppofite to an He&ic, E 3 Catafiafis