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Mulæ
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Pustules defined through two alternative causes.
In the book. Morus uses a visual comparison to identify an aposteme; Nodi uses hardness and the joints as location.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.
Historical Definition
Mulæ are pustules arising from heat or cold.
Meaning
The definition attributes the appearance of these pustules to heat or cold. It does not resolve the alternatives by specifying which circumstances produce each, and it gives no further description of their shape or distribution.
Use in the Book
Morus uses a visual comparison to identify an aposteme; Nodi uses hardness and the joints as location. Mulæ instead supplies a brief causal description, illustrating the different sorts of explanation grouped within the dictionary’s medical vocabulary.
Places to Read
Morus. A swelling recognised through a mulberry comparison.
Nodi. Hard swellings distinguished by their location at the joints.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Mulæ