Middle English Dictionary Entry
dīaforē̆tic adj. & n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dīaforē̆tic adj. & n. |
| Etymology | L diaphorēticus (ult.Gr.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. (a) Capable of inducing or promoting perspiration; sudorific, diaphoretic; (b) a diaphoretic medicine.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)23b/a : Þe materie [of aposteme]..is avoyded, forsoþ, noȝt only with diaforetic i. apertiuez [*Ch.(2): swetynge; L dyaforeticis], farmaciez but with repercussingz.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)168b/b : Medicyne resolutif..or diaforetic or rarefactyue or euaporatiue.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)179a/b : Senetio..is an herbe infrigidatif & menely diaforetic.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)32b/a : Medecynes..repercussyf and dyaforetik i. swetynge out.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)23b/b : It bihoueþ for to resolue þe materie & for to euapore it with diaforetics i. apertiuez, noȝt bityng but homely or tame.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)41b/a : In state [of squinancie], forsoþ, wiþ diaforetic ysaid.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. diaphoretic.