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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA swelling recognised through a mulberry comparison.
- In the bookOrdoleum is compared to a barley grain, while Pandalitium identifies an aposteme through its position at the finger ends.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.
Historical definition
Morus is an aposteme like a mulberry.
Meaning
The comparison gives the reader a form by which to recognise the named swelling. It does not state that the mulberry is an ingredient or a remedy. The equivalent therefore needs to retain both the medical category aposteme and the likeness used to distinguish it.
Use in the book
Ordoleum is compared to a barley grain, while Pandalitium identifies an aposteme through its position at the finger ends. These entries use different identifying marks within the vocabulary of swellings.
Places to read
- MorusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- OrdoleumA small swelling identified through a grain comparison.
- PandalitiumThree names for a swelling at the ends of the fingers.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Morus