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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 named through its location in the ears.
- In the bookDubelech identifies the cavity of an abscess, while Exitura describes one that discharges matter.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 23; facsimile PDF page 351.
Historical definition
Fugile is an abscess in the ears.
Meaning
The location is the defining feature. The entry does not state whether it concerns an outer or inner part of the ear, what causes the condition, or how it is treated. Its specificity should remain anatomical rather than diagnostic.
Use in the book
Dubelech identifies the cavity of an abscess, while Exitura describes one that discharges matter. Those are different features from the location supplied here. A reader may recognise a shared medical vocabulary without treating all three headwords as names for one condition.
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Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 23; facsimile PDF page 351 — Facsimile