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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordHard swellings distinguished by their location at the joints.
- In the bookMarmoreus tartarus describes a bodily stone through marble-like hardness, while Nasda locates a lump in the back.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363.
Historical definition
Nodi are hard tumours of the joints.
Meaning
Hardness and place work together as the identifying marks. The definition does not give a cause, a particular joint or a test distinguishing this historical category from every other swelling.
Use in the book
Marmoreus tartarus describes a bodily stone through marble-like hardness, while Nasda locates a lump in the back. Their shared concern with bodily formations does not erase the specific features by which each is defined.
Places to read
- NodiRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Marmoreus tartarusA bodily stone distinguished through a comparison with marble.
- NasdaTwo names for a bodily lump located in the back.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 35; facsimile PDF page 363 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 363, Nodi