Middle English Dictionary Entry
inviscāciǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | inviscāciǒun n. |
| Etymology | ML; cp. CL inviscāre. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. & surg. A sticking together of parts of a wound, of the eyelids, etc.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)61b/b : Of a wond in which is superflwe flesh..Agaynward of inuiscacioun [*Ch.(2): fastenynge; L inuiscatione] and incarnacioun þe werkez of hem forsoþ beþ of nature & of farmaciez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)129a/a : Of inuiscacioun [*Ch.(2): cleuynge to-gidre], i. glewing, of þe palpebrez. Inuiscacion of þe palpebrez is double: Som is made wiþ þe tuniclez of þe eie oþer of the palpebrez atuyx hem selfe.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)142b/a : Somtyme forsoþ þer is made inuiscacioun of fyngerez, curyng of which is kuttyng & seperacion wiþ a Rasour.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)160a/b : And be þai [ingredients] soden with a quart of zuccre vnto it bigyn for to be inspissed, which þu shalt knowe by inuiscacion [*Ch.(2): clevynge to] wiþ þy fyngerez.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)172b/a : A medicyne incarnatif aggregatif or consolidatif..drieþ or þikkeþ þe humidite standing atuix þe two nye superficitez of a wounde so þat it be conuerte, i. turned, to conglutinacioun & inuiscacioun, And þat þe tone cleue to wiþ þe toþer.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. inviscation.