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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAn abscess characterised by discharging matter.
- In the bookDubelech names the cavity of an abscess; Esthionemus describes a destructive one through a wolf comparison.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349.
Historical definition
Exitura is any abscess that casts out matter.
Meaning
The feature supplied is the casting out of matter. The definition does not describe the kind of matter, its cause or the body part affected. The general word “any” should not be lost by substituting a particular diagnostic label.
Use in the book
Dubelech names the cavity of an abscess; Esthionemus describes a destructive one through a wolf comparison. These short glosses focus on different aspects, respectively a space, an action and a discharge. Reading them together helps preserve the distinctions rather than treating every historical swelling term as equivalent.
Places to read
- ExituraRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- DubelechThe cavity within a historical imposteme or abscess.
- EsthionemusA destructive bodily condition described through a wolf comparison.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349 — Facsimile