Middle English Dictionary Entry
leuco-fleuma n.
Entry Info
| Forms | leuco-fleuma n. Also leucofleumatice, -flumatice, -fleumancia. |
| Etymology | ML, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Med. ?Leucophlegmasia, lymphatic edema.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)94b/b : Þe firste dropesye hatte leucofleuma and comeþ of distemperaunce of coldenesse and drinesse & haþ..þat name of white fleume for leucos is white.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)46b/a : In aschite is gadred togider multitude of aquose materie. In tympanite, forsoþ, of spumose materie. In þat, forsoþ, named anasarca & leucofleumatice [vr. leucoflumatice; *Ch.(2): leucofleumancia; L leucoflegmatice] of fleumatic materie. Þerfor after þis þer bene 3 spicez of Idropisy.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.42vb (2.4) : Item, vryn first white at begynnyng and longe tyme lastand so, & wiþ a maner of bloohede or dymhede in þe ouer party of þe vryn, it seiþ a sekenes þat is callede leucofleuma, a leucofleume.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.54rb (2.7) : Vryn karopos..if it haue a maner of dymhede abouen..seiþ a leucofleume.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.54rb (2.7) : In þe leucofleu[me], comunely þe stomac bolneþ after mete, & eyȝen bolne & fade & wax dymmysshe & bloisshe and þe face also, & þe feet blouten.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.54va (2.7) : Tak hede þat swych maner vryn seiþ þe 'leucofleuma' noȝt in as mykel os karopos, but in as mykel os it is whitisshe. & þerfor whit vryn seiþ more vereye þe leucofleume þan doþ karopos.
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.77rb (2.13) : Item, vryn inopos or kyanos wiþ a maner of blohede seiþ a leucofleuma.
Note: Additional quots. Editor's gloss: 'leucophlegmasia, a form of dropsy'. ?Modify gloss.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. leucofleuma.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. leucofleumancia.