Middle English Dictionary Entry
fluxuation n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fluxuation n. |
| Etymology |
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Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1425 *Chauliac(4) in Norri Dict.Med.(Jes-C Q.G.23)203vb (pg. 433) : Þe first intencion & þe 2 ben fulfillid..wiþstonding or encountring þe fluxuacion [L: fluxum] wiþ..enointing wiþ bole armoniac.
Note: ed. gl. 'Flow of humours; many sicknesses were thought to stem from the flow of morbid humours to the affected part.'
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