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Mulæ

Pustules defined through two alternative causes.

From the book

A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Orientation

At a Glance

  • The wordPustules defined through two alternative causes.
  • In the bookMorus uses a visual comparison to identify an aposteme; Nodi uses hardness and the joints as location.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.

Historical definition

Mulæ are pustules arising from heat or cold.

Meaning

The definition attributes the appearance of these pustules to heat or cold. It does not resolve the alternatives by specifying which circumstances produce each, and it gives no further description of their shape or distribution.

Use in the book

Morus uses a visual comparison to identify an aposteme; Nodi uses hardness and the joints as location. Mulæ instead supplies a brief causal description, illustrating the different sorts of explanation grouped within the dictionary’s medical vocabulary.

Places to read

  1. MulæRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. MorusA swelling recognised through a mulberry comparison.
  3. NodiHard swellings distinguished by their location at the joints.

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, Mulæ