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‖ salvatella|sælvəˈtɛlə| In 7 anglicized salvatel. [med.L. salvatella (It., Pg. salvetella, F. salvatelle), f. salvāre to save + dim. suffix (see -el2); framed to render Arab. al-usailim, a derivative with dim. form from the root s-l-m implying safety, salvation, etc.] Old name for a vein on the back of the hand near its ulnar edge; blood-letting from this vein was held to be of great efficacy in the cure of diseases (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1891).
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 158 Sche is clepid saluatella or ellis epatica in þe riȝthond, & in þe lifthand splenatica. 1548Vicary Anat. vii. 53 And there it is called Saluatella. 1656Blount Glossogr. s.v. Vein, Salvatel vein. [From Cotgr. 1611, Veine salvatelle.] 1849–52Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. ii. 1407 The ‘vena salvatella’. |