Morus

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A swelling recognised through a mulberry comparison.

In the book. Ordoleum is compared to a barley grain, while Pandalitium identifies an aposteme through its position at the finger ends.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.

Historical Definition

Morus is an aposteme like a mulberry.

Meaning

The comparison gives the reader a form by which to recognise the named swelling. It does not state that the mulberry is an ingredient or a remedy. The equivalent therefore needs to retain both the medical category aposteme and the likeness used to distinguish it.

Use in the Book

Ordoleum is compared to a barley grain, while Pandalitium identifies an aposteme through its position at the finger ends. These entries use different identifying marks within the vocabulary of swellings.

Places to Read

Ordoleum. A small swelling identified through a grain comparison.

Pandalitium. Three names for a swelling at the ends of the fingers.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Morus

See also. Ordoleum; Pandalitium