Middle English Dictionary Entry
sinthō̆me n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sinthō̆me n. Also (Latinate) sinthomate; pl. sinthomates, sinthomata. |
| Etymology | L symptōma, ML sinthōma, -ātis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A symptom or concomitant of a disease, esp. a particular pain or discomfort associated with a disease; a distinctive feature.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)40a/b : If dreynesse encresiþ with hete, þere falliþ & comeþ worse sinthomata, eueles, & siknessis.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)24a/b : Noþer forsoþ..for to make suppuracioun & cathaplasmacioun is after þe first resoun of cure of apostemez bot a mitigacioun of þe sinthomate [Ch.(2): akynge], i. of dolour.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)37b/b : Sharp akyngez of þe eien beþ heuisom, None forsoþ of sinthomatez [Ch.(2): none accident]..so heuyeþ or diseseþ laborantez or pacientez as akyng.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)57/22 : Which veynez..distende..þer ar gendred bolnyngz..And also oþer sinthomata, i. perilez, as scharp akyng and prikkyng, brynnyng, ychyng, smertyng.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)150/18-19 : Þe synthomates, i. deuysiouns, of þe nuke ben like to þe sinthomate of þe brayne.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)378/21 : The spices..of þe lepre ben most myghtely itake of þe mater and of þe sinthome, i. euel accident.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. synthoma.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. synthomate.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. synthome.