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Nodi
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Hard swellings distinguished by their location at the joints.
In the book. Marmoreus tartarus describes a bodily stone through marble-like hardness, while Nasda locates a lump in the back.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363.
Historical Definition
Nodi are hard tumours of the joints.
Meaning
Hardness and place work together as the identifying marks. The definition does not give a cause, a particular joint or a test distinguishing this historical category from every other swelling.
Use in the Book
Marmoreus tartarus describes a bodily stone through marble-like hardness, while Nasda locates a lump in the back. Their shared concern with bodily formations does not erase the specific features by which each is defined.
Places to Read
Marmoreus tartarus. A bodily stone distinguished through a comparison with marble.
Nasda. Two names for a bodily lump located in the back.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 363, Nodi
See also. Marmoreus tartarus; Nasda