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Name: Category: Description: Abdomen Body Part Belly. Derived from the word abdo, meaning to hide therefore the contents lay hidden in it. See also entry for stomach. Abdominal viscera Body Part Abdominal organs including stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys. See also entry for viscera. Abortion Condition The loss of pregnancy, either intentionally or spontaneously. See also entry for miscarriage. Abscess Condition A cavity or space in a body part containing pus, or a collection of matter. Absinthe Treatment The dried leaves and flowering tops of a bitter plant. Absorbent Treatment Medicines which have the ability to dry up internally and externally. Aconite Treatment Aconitum, commonly known as Wolf's Bane and Monkshood is a plant which grows in rocky areas in Northern Europe. Though containing poisonous properties, the extract of this plant was used in medical treatments. Acrimony Treatment Also known as Acrimonia. Any substance that causes bitter pungency to the organs of taste or smell, or to the skin, throat. Acrostichum Treatment A fern genus in the Parkerioideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. Adjuvantia Treatment Supplementary methods of medical treatment. Aerugine Aeris Treatment The corrosion of copper by fermented vegetable acid producing a bluish green substance. See also entry for copper. Aesophagismus Symptom Difficulty swallowing; inability to swallow. See also entries for aglutition and dysphagia. Aether Treatment A mixture of alcohol with an acid such as vitriolic. See also entry for vitriolic acid. Aglutition Symptom Inability to swallow; difficulty swallowing. See also entries for aesophagismus and deglutition. Ague Condition An acute or high fever or a disease characterised by such fever when it recurs periodically, latterly regarded as a symptom of malaria. Air vesicle Body Part Bay-like extensions off the parabronchi of the lungs. Alae nasi Body Part In Latin means the wings of the nose, either of the two wings (great and small) of the sphenoid bone. Albuginea Body Part The inner coat of the testicle. Alea Narium Body Part Nose and/or nostril(s). See also entry for nose. Alimentary Canal Body Part Part of the digestive system. Also known as Primæ Viæ. Alkali Treatment A saline substance extracted from calcined ashes of saltwort, glasswort and other plants. Allium Treatment Common garlic. The roots of the plant were used in medicine to relieve asthma and coughs and applied as a pill or a syrup. See also entry for garlic. Aloe Treatment A drug made from the concentrated or dried juice of plants of the genus Aloe, having a bitter taste and unpleasant odour. Used mainly as a purgative or laxative. Alum Treatment An astringent mineral white/colourless salt. Alvi flexus Symptom See entry for diarrhoea. Amarum Treatment Bitters used as an astringent and tonic principally for stomach complaints. Amaurosis Condition A disease of the optic nerve usually without external change in the eye that causes problems with vision, including total or partial loss of sight. See also entry for gutta serena. Amblyopia Symptom The complete or relative debilitation of sight. The principal symptom of this condition is the loss of sight without any apparent opacity of the cornea or the interior of the eye. Amenorrhea Symptom Absence or suppression of menstruation. Amygdala Body Part Tonsils. Anasarca Symptom Diffuse dropsy or water retention in the cellular tissue in a large surface of the body such as a limb. Anastomosis Symptom To relax or open the mouths of the vessels to discharge their contained fluids. Anchylosis Condition A stiff or rigid joint. Can also mean the coalescence of two bones which were originally distinct. Anderson's Pills Treatment Mildly aperient pills containing aloes, colocynth and gamboge, used as a remedy for cleansing the system after over-indulgence. Aneurysm Condition A tumour arising from the dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. Can also mean unnatural dilation of an artery. Angelica Treatment An aromatic umbelliferous plant found in northern and eastern Europe. Angina Maligna Condition A putrid remittent fever which is accompanied with an ulcerated sore throat or with the inflammation of the mucous membrane. Commonly occurred in the autumn among children and weakened adults. Also known as angina gangrena and suffocativa. Angina Pectoris Condition A syndrome characterised by intermittent attacks of pain in the chest. Also attacks of pain occurring in other parts of the body as a result of impaired blood flow. Angina Condition Swelling or inflammation in the throat which causes difficulty in swallowing or breathing. Also known as cynanche, quinsy or tonsillitis. Angostura Treatment Cusparia or Angostura bark is obtained from Galipea officinalis, a tree growing on the mountains of Venezuela. Aniseed Treatment Sugar of Anise. Seeds of the umbelliferous plant Pimpinella Anisum, a native of the Levant. Cultivated in Britain for their aromatic and carminative properties. Ankle Body Part Area where the leg and the foot connect. Anodyne Treatment Medicinal treatment to reduce or relieve pain. Taken as a draught, a balsam and a liniment. Anorexia Condition A condition characterised by a loss or want of appetite. Antacid Treatment A substance or remedy that reduces or neutralises acidity, especially that of the contents of the stomach. Anthelmintic Treatment Types of medicine used to expel or kill parasitic worms. Antiepileptic Treatment Commonly used treatment for epilepsy. Antimony Treatment Medicine derived from a semi-metal of a whitish or silver colour. Antiphlogistic Treatment Medicine or remedy used to counteract, reduce or cure inflammation. Antipsoric Treatment Remedy to prevent or cure itchiness. Antiseptic Treatment Medicine designed to resist or prevent decay. Antispasmodic Treatment A general term for a medicine used to prevent or relieve spasms. Anus Body Part The opening at the end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste matter leaves the body. Anxietas febrilis Symptom Latin for feverish anxiety. Anxiety arising from the uneasiness or pressure felt in the stomach or upper abdominal area. Aorta Body Part The main artery proceeding from the left ventricle of the heart in which all other arteries except the pulmonary are the branches. Aperture Symptom An open cancer or cases where tumours have become ulcerated. Aphonia Symptom Loss of speech and paralysis of the tongue caused by damage or disease in larynx or mouth. See also entry for paraphonia. Apoplexy Symptom Afflux of blood to the head. Apyrexia Symptom An intermission in or absence of a fever. Ardor Urinae Symptom An intense acute heat sensation during urination. Armenian Bole Treatment A red earth clay originating from Armenia used as an astringent against diarrhoea. Arnica Montana Treatment Also known as German Leopards Bane; a plant used as an antispasmodic. Aromatic Treatment General term for various highly perfumed botanical substances. Arsenic Treatment A poisonous and highly toxic mineral which was used medicinally in some cases for treatment of cancer. Arsenici Treatment In the case notes identified as a medicine recently invented by Mr Milner, a chemist at Cambridge. Artery Body Part A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body. Arthralgia Symptom Pain or stiffness in a joint or joints. Arthritis Condition Painful disease causing inflammation of the joints. Arthropuosis Symptom A term variously used to describe inflammation of a joint or abscess in a joint. Asafoetida Treatment Medicine used as an antispasmodic consisting of dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of perennial plants in the species Ferula. Also known as Foetid Gum Camphor. Ascarides Condition Intestinal worms; thread-worms. Ascites Symptom A collection of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the abdomen, water accumulates in the cavity of the belly. Asphyxia Symptom Stoppage of the pulse or where the pulse is no longer perceptible to the touch. Asthma Condition Illness affecting respiration with intermittent periods of difficult breathing, wheezing and coughing. Astringent Treatment Medicine suited to increase the cohesion of and produce some contraction in the simple solids and moving fibres of the human body. Atony Symptom Loss of strength, want of tone, relaxed condition, languor. Axilla Body Part Armpit. Axunge Treatment Kidney fat of geese and pigs used to make ointments.
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- Abdomen
Body Part
Belly. Derived from the word abdo, meaning to hide therefore the contents lay hidden in it. See also entry for stomach.
- Abdominal viscera
Body Part
Abdominal organs including stomach, intestine, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys. See also entry for viscera.
- Abortion
Condition
The loss of pregnancy, either intentionally or spontaneously. See also entry for miscarriage.
- Abscess
Condition
A cavity or space in a body part containing pus, or a collection of matter.
- Absinthe
Treatment
The dried leaves and flowering tops of a bitter plant.
- Absorbent
Treatment
Medicines which have the ability to dry up internally and externally.
- Aconite
Treatment
Aconitum, commonly known as Wolf's Bane and Monkshood is a plant which grows in rocky areas in Northern Europe. Though containing poisonous properties, the extract of this plant was used in medical treatments.
- Acrimony
Treatment
Also known as Acrimonia. Any substance that causes bitter pungency to the organs of taste or smell, or to the skin, throat.
- Acrostichum
Treatment
A fern genus in the Parkerioideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.
- Adjuvantia
Treatment
Supplementary methods of medical treatment.
- Aerugine Aeris
Treatment
The corrosion of copper by fermented vegetable acid producing a bluish green substance. See also entry for copper.
- Aesophagismus
Symptom
Difficulty swallowing; inability to swallow. See also entries for aglutition and dysphagia.
- Aether
Treatment
A mixture of alcohol with an acid such as vitriolic. See also entry for vitriolic acid.
- Aglutition
Symptom
Inability to swallow; difficulty swallowing. See also entries for aesophagismus and deglutition.
- Ague
Condition
An acute or high fever or a disease characterised by such fever when it recurs periodically, latterly regarded as a symptom of malaria.
- Air vesicle
Body Part
Bay-like extensions off the parabronchi of the lungs.
- Alae nasi
Body Part
In Latin means the wings of the nose, either of the two wings (great and small) of the sphenoid bone.
- Albuginea
Body Part
The inner coat of the testicle.
- Alea Narium
Body Part
Nose and/or nostril(s). See also entry for nose.
- Alimentary Canal
Body Part
Part of the digestive system. Also known as Primæ Viæ.
- Alkali
Treatment
A saline substance extracted from calcined ashes of saltwort, glasswort and other plants.
- Allium
Treatment
Common garlic. The roots of the plant were used in medicine to relieve asthma and coughs and applied as a pill or a syrup. See also entry for garlic.
- Aloe
Treatment
A drug made from the concentrated or dried juice of plants of the genus Aloe, having a bitter taste and unpleasant odour. Used mainly as a purgative or laxative.
- Alum
Treatment
An astringent mineral white/colourless salt.
- Alvi flexus
Symptom
See entry for diarrhoea.
- Amarum
Treatment
Bitters used as an astringent and tonic principally for stomach complaints.
- Amaurosis
Condition
A disease of the optic nerve usually without external change in the eye that causes problems with vision, including total or partial loss of sight. See also entry for gutta serena.
- Amblyopia
Symptom
The complete or relative debilitation of sight. The principal symptom of this condition is the loss of sight without any apparent opacity of the cornea or the interior of the eye.
- Amenorrhea
Symptom
Absence or suppression of menstruation.
- Amygdala
Body Part
Tonsils.
- Anasarca
Symptom
Diffuse dropsy or water retention in the cellular tissue in a large surface of the body such as a limb.
- Anastomosis
Symptom
To relax or open the mouths of the vessels to discharge their contained fluids.
- Anchylosis
Condition
A stiff or rigid joint. Can also mean the coalescence of two bones which were originally distinct.
- Anderson's Pills
Treatment
Mildly aperient pills containing aloes, colocynth and gamboge, used as a remedy for cleansing the system after over-indulgence.
- Aneurysm
Condition
A tumour arising from the dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. Can also mean unnatural dilation of an artery.
- Angelica
Treatment
An aromatic umbelliferous plant found in northern and eastern Europe.
- Angina Maligna
Condition
A putrid remittent fever which is accompanied with an ulcerated sore throat or with the inflammation of the mucous membrane. Commonly occurred in the autumn among children and weakened adults. Also known as angina gangrena and suffocativa.
- Angina Pectoris
Condition
A syndrome characterised by intermittent attacks of pain in the chest. Also attacks of pain occurring in other parts of the body as a result of impaired blood flow.
- Angina
Condition
Swelling or inflammation in the throat which causes difficulty in swallowing or breathing. Also known as cynanche, quinsy or tonsillitis.
- Angostura
Treatment
Cusparia or Angostura bark is obtained from Galipea officinalis, a tree growing on the mountains of Venezuela.
- Aniseed
Treatment
Sugar of Anise. Seeds of the umbelliferous plant Pimpinella Anisum, a native of the Levant. Cultivated in Britain for their aromatic and carminative properties.
- Ankle
Body Part
Area where the leg and the foot connect.
- Anodyne
Treatment
Medicinal treatment to reduce or relieve pain. Taken as a draught, a balsam and a liniment.
- Anorexia
Condition
A condition characterised by a loss or want of appetite.
- Antacid
Treatment
A substance or remedy that reduces or neutralises acidity, especially that of the contents of the stomach.
- Anthelmintic
Treatment
Types of medicine used to expel or kill parasitic worms.
- Antiepileptic
Treatment
Commonly used treatment for epilepsy.
- Antimony
Treatment
Medicine derived from a semi-metal of a whitish or silver colour.
- Antiphlogistic
Treatment
Medicine or remedy used to counteract, reduce or cure inflammation.
- Antipsoric
Treatment
Remedy to prevent or cure itchiness.
- Antiseptic
Treatment
Medicine designed to resist or prevent decay.
- Antispasmodic
Treatment
A general term for a medicine used to prevent or relieve spasms.
- Anus
Body Part
The opening at the end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste matter leaves the body.
- Anxietas febrilis
Symptom
Latin for feverish anxiety. Anxiety arising from the uneasiness or pressure felt in the stomach or upper abdominal area.
- Aorta
Body Part
The main artery proceeding from the left ventricle of the heart in which all other arteries except the pulmonary are the branches.
- Aperture
Symptom
An open cancer or cases where tumours have become ulcerated.
- Aphonia
Symptom
Loss of speech and paralysis of the tongue caused by damage or disease in larynx or mouth. See also entry for paraphonia.
- Apoplexy
Symptom
Afflux of blood to the head.
- Apyrexia
Symptom
An intermission in or absence of a fever.
- Ardor Urinae
Symptom
An intense acute heat sensation during urination.
- Armenian Bole
Treatment
A red earth clay originating from Armenia used as an astringent against diarrhoea.
- Arnica Montana
Treatment
Also known as German Leopards Bane; a plant used as an antispasmodic.
- Aromatic
Treatment
General term for various highly perfumed botanical substances.
- Arsenic
Treatment
A poisonous and highly toxic mineral which was used medicinally in some cases for treatment of cancer.
- Arsenici
Treatment
In the case notes identified as a medicine recently invented by Mr Milner, a chemist at Cambridge.
- Artery
Body Part
A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to tissues and organs in the body.
- Arthralgia
Symptom
Pain or stiffness in a joint or joints.
- Arthritis
Condition
Painful disease causing inflammation of the joints.
- Arthropuosis
Symptom
A term variously used to describe inflammation of a joint or abscess in a joint.
- Asafoetida
Treatment
Medicine used as an antispasmodic consisting of dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of perennial plants in the species Ferula. Also known as Foetid Gum Camphor.
- Ascarides
Condition
Intestinal worms; thread-worms.
- Ascites
Symptom
A collection of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the abdomen, water accumulates in the cavity of the belly.
- Asphyxia
Symptom
Stoppage of the pulse or where the pulse is no longer perceptible to the touch.
- Asthma
Condition
Illness affecting respiration with intermittent periods of difficult breathing, wheezing and coughing.
- Astringent
Treatment
Medicine suited to increase the cohesion of and produce some contraction in the simple solids and moving fibres of the human body.
- Atony
Symptom
Loss of strength, want of tone, relaxed condition, languor.
- Axilla
Body Part
Armpit.
- Axunge
Treatment
Kidney fat of geese and pigs used to make ointments.
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