Middle English Dictionary Entry
ozēne n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ozēne n. Pl. ozēne(s. |
| Etymology | ML; cp. CL ozaena, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A kind of nasal polyp.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)90b/a : And þo [ulcers] þat ar wiþ superflue flesh, som beþ of which þe flesh is softe hyngyng..which..ar said ozenez [Ch.(2): ozea; L ozea].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)90b/b : After þat þu hast made þe heued stronge bi þo þingez, come to þe cure of ozenez [L ozene] & of vlcerez.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)310/37 : Ozene ben made of þe flowynge of scharpe humoures and roten.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)75/17 : Þis oynement wole hele…þe bocchis þat risen in þe noseþrill and stinkyþ hugely whiche beþ clepid osyme.
Note: Another meaning of the word.--per REL
Note: See gloss, p.289
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. ozene.