A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D.

  • Turton, William, 1762-1835.
Date:
1797
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Credit: A medical glossary : in which the words in the various branches of medicine are deduced from their original languages, properly accented, and explained / by W. Turton, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ZorrA (^towi, from ^w^vujui to bind). The part of the body under the ribs which is ufed to be bound with a girdle. A fpecies of herpes furrounding the body like a girdle. Zoonomia (^(M]/cjxi<x, from fyov an animal, and voy.og a law). A reafoning on the principles of animal life. Zoophytum (£wc<j>uToy, from tyov an animal, and pvrov a plant). A zoophyte, or production between a plant and an animal. Zootomja (Qwojofjua, from £uov an animal, and -upwto cut). The diffection of brutes. Zoster (£wrrp, from £uvwy.i to gird). A kind of eryfipclas which goes round the body like a girdle. Zuchar (~ipD fachar, Arab.) Sugar. Zygoma (^yw.aa, from fyyos a yoke). A bone of the cheek to called becaufe it forms, with the other bone, an angle like a yoke, Zygomaticus (^uycptTixoj, from fyyoq a yoke). Belonging to the zygoma, or forming an angle like a yoke. Zymoma f^'jpw^a, from £tu to ferment). Ferment. Leaven. Zymosis (<?uwu<n?, from £ew to ferment). Fermentation. Zy'thogala {^MoyxXx, from <£u9c? beer, and yxkx milk). A drink made of beer and milk. Syllabub. Zy'thus (^u9o?, from ^£u to ferment). Beer; ale. A drink made of fermented corn* FINIS.