A Chymical Dictionary

Pandalitium

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Three names for a swelling at the ends of the fingers.

In the book. Ordoleum identifies a swelling through a barley-grain comparison; Rana locates one beneath the tongue.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.

Historical Definition

Pandalitium, Paneritium or Passa is a swelling or abscess at the ends of the fingers, called a white flaw.

Meaning

The definition identifies a bodily location and supplies another historical name, white flaw. All three headword forms share the one gloss. The phrase ends of the fingers should remain part of the description.

Use in the Book

Ordoleum identifies a swelling through a barley-grain comparison; Rana locates one beneath the tongue. These articles show how the compiler combines familiar names with brief descriptive features.

Places to Read

Ordoleum. A small swelling identified through a grain comparison.

Rana. A swelling identified by its position beneath the tongue.

Sephirus. A swelling characterized by hardness and dryness.

In This Edition

The older English white flaw is retained as a finding expression. The source does not provide enough clinical detail to make this a modern differential diagnosis.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Pandalitium; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 365; compare Ordoleum, Rana, Sephirus

See also. Ordoleum; Rana; Sephirus