"Antique" Medical Terms

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:19 pm

http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/Index.htm

I tried "Frog Mouth"- sounds awful.

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:42 am

This is entirely gross. I tried "putrid flux". The name did not disappoint. I would not want any of the the various "flux".

Good for looking up terms you run across & never heard of before...

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:28 pm

No- No flux for any of us!
I think the list on the right changed between the time I had this link and the time I finally dragged it out and posted it, because I see no frog mouth/tongue listed there on the side. It would be under "f" tho.

One can click on a disease and it will go to that and on the left will be the alphabet and you can click on any letter there.

Frog Tongue

Ranula; salivary tumor under the tongue. [Cleaveland1886]

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:10 pm

Thanks, Kat, interesting link. Found Lizzie's cholera morbus in there:

Cholera Morbus
A common name of non-epidemic cholera. [Thomas1875]

A disease characterized by vomiting and purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance. Simple cholera. [Webster]

And this little doozy of a disease.....yuck!

Ozena
A foul, stinking ulcer in the inside of the nostrils, discharging a purulent matter, and sometimes accompanied by caries of the bones. [Thomas1875]

Disease characterized by intra-nasal crusting, atrophy, and fetid odor; Chronic Rhinitis. [CivilWarMed]

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:10 pm

Wow!
Maybe too much opium use?

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:56 pm

I was thinking to much cocaine usage, but, who knows? The description is just really revolting, thats what caught my eye. I'm sure there are some other doozies in there, not a good read just before dinnertime.

Nadzieja · Post by **Nadzieja** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:20 pm

I started to read this, and couldn't believe some of the terms. What surprised me was my mother always told me that my grandmother had dropsy. Well I found it & now know what was wrong with her. You learn something everyday.

xyjw · Post by **xyjw** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:34 am

I collect old medical books and this list is very helpful Kat. I know this is an old post but I am slowly reading as many as I can, this is such a good one, Thanks!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:29 am

Gee, you're welcome!