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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordThree names for a swelling at the ends of the fingers.
- In the bookOrdoleum identifies a swelling through a barley-grain comparison; Rana locates one beneath the tongue.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.
Historical definition
Pandalitium, Paneritium or Passa is a swelling or abscess at the ends of the fingers, called a white flaw.
Meaning
The definition identifies a bodily location and supplies another historical name, white flaw. All three headword forms share the one gloss. The phrase ends of the fingers should remain part of the description.
Use in the book
Ordoleum identifies a swelling through a barley-grain comparison; Rana locates one beneath the tongue. These articles show how the compiler combines familiar names with brief descriptive features.
Places to read
- PandalitiumRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- OrdoleumA small swelling identified through a grain comparison.
- RanaA swelling identified by its position beneath the tongue.
- SephirusA swelling characterized by hardness and dryness.
In this edition
The older English white flaw is retained as a finding expression. The source does not provide enough clinical detail to make this a modern differential diagnosis.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile