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Pruina
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A name for the hot, burning ulcer defined under Ignis Persicus.
In the book. Pruinum is separately defined as the first kind of tartar.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366.
Historical Definition
Pruina is Ignis Persicus.
Meaning
Ignis Persicus is expressly defined as a hot, burning ulcer. Following that target resolves this unfamiliar name into a historical bodily description without assigning a modern diagnosis. The transmitted target phrase remains visible in the modernised definition.
Use in the Book
Pruinum is separately defined as the first kind of tartar. A nearly identical headword does not justify transferring that material gloss to Pruina.
Places to Read
Pruinum. A variety placed first within a tartar classification.
Ignis Persicus. A medical condition named through burning heat.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366 — Facsimile
See also. Pruinum; Ignis Persicus