Middle English Dictionary Entry
ventōsāciǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ventōsāciǒun n. Also ventosacoun. |
| Etymology | ML ventōsātio, -iōnis; cp. OF ventosation. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Surg. The act of drawing blood or other matter by means of a cupping glass.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)157a/b : Olde men seiþ ventosacioun [Ch.(2): ventosynge; L ventosatio] electyuely be done in þe ful mone & nouȝt in þe defailyng or wanyng of þe mone.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)97a/a : Purgaciouns as bloodlast, farinacioun…ventosacoun, puttynge to of watirlechis, suppositorijs, and clisteries.