Dr. Willis's practice of physick being the whole works of that renowned and famous physician wherein most of the diseases belonging to the body of man are treated of, with excellent methods and receipts for the cure of the same : fitted to the meanest capacity by an index for the explaining of all the hard and unusual words and terms of art derived from the Greek, Latine, or other languages for the benefit of the English reader : with forty copper plates.

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Balneum Mariae,

Is a way of distilling with a Glass-belly, holding the Ingredients put into a Vessel of water, and so fire being made under it, it distills with the heat of the water.

Balsamic,

Balsamie or belonging to Balsam.

Basilick Vein,

A large Vein into which the Axil∣larie vein is carried, called also the Liver vein.

Basis,

The foundation or foot of a thing.

Bechicks,

Medecines against the Cough.

Belly,

• Upper, the head so called.
• Middle, the region of the stomach,
• Lower, The parts below the Midriff, con∣taining the Intestines.

Bezoartick,

Belonging or made of the precious stone Bczoar.

Bezoar,

A precious stone brought out of the Indies very Cordial.

Bile,

Choler.

Bilary,

Belonging to Bile or Choler, sometimes ap∣plyed to the vessel containing the Choler.

Bipartite,

Divided into two parts.

Bolus,

Is a Medecine made up into a thick sub∣stance to be swallow'd not liquid, but taken on a Knives point.

Botonick,

Pertaining to herbs or herby.

Brachial,

Belonging to the Arm.

Bronchia,

The grisly parts about the wind-pipe

Buboes,

Filthy sirellings about the groin.