Middle English Dictionary Entry
gibbositẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
| Forms | gibbositẹ̄ n. |
| Etymology | ML gibbōsitas & OF gibbosité. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anat. & med. (a) A bulge, convexity; (b) a pathological swelling or bulge; (c) humpback; curvature of the spine.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)17a/a : Fro þe gibbosite [*Ch.(2): bowge; L gibbo] forsoþ of þe same lyuer, goþ out a veyne seid concaua.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)17a/b : Þe splene..haþ an euelong figure..& it is bounden by his pannycle with þe costez after hys gibbositee [*Ch.(2): bowgynge; L gibbum], And after his concauitee with þe selfe stomac.
b
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)224/12 : Apostym wiþoutforþ aboute þe spaudis and þe gibbositees [L gibbositate].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)142b/a : Somtyme þer falleþ in hem [nailes of fyngerez] gibbosite [*Ch.(2) bowgednesse; L gibbositas] & curuitee i. crokednez.
c
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)103a/b : It shal be said of gibbosite humerale, when it shal be treted bineþefourþ of propre passionz of þe backe.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)141b/b : Gibbosite [L gibbositas] forsoþ is raysyng vp of þe spondilez to withoutforþ, of which a man is curued or croked & lettyd in mouyng.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. gibbosity.