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Contorsio
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Severe suffering located in the bowels.
In the book. Colica also concerns the bowels but adds a historical explanation involving tartar and the colon.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345.
Historical Definition
Contorsio is a torment of the bowels.
Meaning
The definition gives an affected region and a description of suffering. It does not identify a cause, specify an anatomical lesion, or offer a treatment. The older word “torment” conveys the character of the complaint without establishing a modern diagnosis.
Use in the Book
Colica also concerns the bowels but adds a historical explanation involving tartar and the colon. Contractio describes weakness and drawing together of members. Keep those additional features attached to their own entries; they are not supplied by the brief definition of Contorsio.
Places to Read
Colica. A bowel disorder explained through the historical category of tartar.
Contractio. Weakness accompanied by a drawing together of bodily members.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Contorsio
See also. Colica; Contractio