Nasda

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Two names for a bodily lump located in the back.

In the book. Nodi similarly names hard tumours, but locates them at the joints.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362.

Historical Definition

Nasda, or Natta, is a lump in the back.

Meaning

The old word bunch is modernised as lump. The anatomical location is the identifying detail; the entry does not describe tissue, colour, cause or a course of development.

Use in the Book

Nodi similarly names hard tumours, but locates them at the joints. Retaining these differences prevents the reader from converting every short swelling-name into a single undifferentiated condition.

Places to Read

Nodi. Hard swellings distinguished by their location at the joints.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 362, Nasda

See also. Nodi