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Rana
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A swelling identified by its position beneath the tongue.
In the book. Other aposteme entries use a different combination of place and qualities.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 39; facsimile PDF page 367.
Historical Definition
Rana is a swelling or abscess beneath the tongue.
Meaning
The definition makes bodily location the essential identifying feature. It supplies no further account of the swelling’s cause, contents or treatment. Its brevity should be preserved when assessing how specifically the historical name can be identified.
Use in the Book
Other aposteme entries use a different combination of place and qualities. Ragadiæ names another bodily site; Sephirus adds hardness and dryness. These comparisons clarify the compiler’s descriptive habits without assigning the present term a modern diagnosis.
Places to Read
Ragadiæ. A historical name for swellings of the genitals.
Sephirus. A swelling characterized by hardness and dryness.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 39; facsimile PDF page 367 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Rana; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 367; compare Ragadiæ, Sephirus