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Xenectum
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A protective medicine worn externally about the body.
In the book. This article is useful for distinguishing a mode of wearing a remedy from the action classes named Sedativa or Repercussiva.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.
Historical Definition
Xenectum is any external medicine hung about the body as a protection against plague.
Meaning
The description specifies placement and attributed purpose. The medicine is hung about the body, rather than explicitly swallowed or applied to a wound. Any makes the category broad; no ingredient is listed.
Use in the Book
This article is useful for distinguishing a mode of wearing a remedy from the action classes named Sedativa or Repercussiva. The source records protection against plague as its historical purpose, without supplying evidence of that protection.
Places to Read
Sedativa. Remedies classified by relief of pain.
Repercussiva. Medicines classified by their supposed action of driving a flow back.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile
See also. Sedativa; Repercussiva