alphosn.

Brit.

/ˈalfəs/, U.S.

/ˈælfəs/

Forms: 1500s– alphos, 1600s–1800s alphus.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin alphos, alphus.

Etymology: < classical Latin alphos (in post-classical Latin also alphus (5th cent.)) skin disease < ancient Greek ἀλϕός dull-white leprosy, especially on the face < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin albus white (see album n.²). Compare Middle French alphe (1562), French alphos (early 18th cent.), alphus (late 18th cent.).

Medicine. Now historical and rare.

Any of various diseases resulting in the presence of white or silvery patches on the skin; esp. (in later use) psoriasis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > vitiligo > diseases resembling

alphosa1576

vitiligo1657

veal-skin1822

vitiligoidea1873

xanthelasmoidea1899

a1576 W. Bullein Bk. Simples (new ed.) f. 38^v, in Bulwarke of Defence (1579) But Galen affyrmeth that it dooeth not onelye cleanse the faynte Morphewe, whych he calleth Alphos, but it also cleanseth a foule corrupt stinkyng vlcer.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxi. xviii. 791 The putrefyed affected parts waxe white, and the bodie all over becomes of the colour of that scurfe, which is termed Alphos.

1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs i. 18 This water was held good to kill the Morphew, called therefore Alphos, for which cause it was consecrated to Jupiter.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Alphos, a kind of Morphew or White Specks on the Skin.

1754 tr. J. Astruc Treat. Venereal Dis. (new ed.) I. iv. 23 Alphos and Melas appear and disappear in some, at different Times.

1806 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 2 63 The scaly patches in the alphos are smaller than those of the L[epra] vulgaris.

c1870 J. G. Murphy Comm. Lev. xiii. 39 It is alphos. This is a convenient word instead of the phrase ‘non-contagious leprosy’.

1874 Lancet 4 July 7/2 More commonly the excess of scaliness renders the patch white and silvery, hence the term alphos has been applied to this aspect of the disorder.

1915 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 7 Aug. 474/1 Vitiligo included three affections, alphos, leuce and melas.

1993 Pharmacy in Hist. 35 102/1 It [sc. black hellebore] could also be used for a variety of skin afflictions like scabies, alphos, lichen, and leprosy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alphos
释义	alphosn. Brit. /ˈalfəs/, U.S. /ˈælfəs/ Forms: 1500s– alphos, 1600s–1800s alphus. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin alphos, alphus. Etymology: < classical Latin alphos (in post-classical Latin also alphus (5th cent.)) skin disease < ancient Greek ἀλϕός dull-white leprosy, especially on the face < the same Indo-European base as classical Latin albus white (see album n.²). Compare Middle French alphe (1562), French alphos (early 18th cent.), alphus (late 18th cent.). Medicine. Now historical and rare. Any of various diseases resulting in the presence of white or silvery patches on the skin; esp. (in later use) psoriasis. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > vitiligo > diseases resembling alphosa1576 vitiligo1657 veal-skin1822 vitiligoidea1873 xanthelasmoidea1899 a1576 W. Bullein Bk. Simples (new ed.) f. 38^v, in Bulwarke of Defence (1579) But Galen affyrmeth that it dooeth not onelye cleanse the faynte Morphewe, whych he calleth Alphos, but it also cleanseth a foule corrupt stinkyng vlcer. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxi. xviii. 791 The putrefyed affected parts waxe white, and the bodie all over becomes of the colour of that scurfe, which is termed Alphos. 1647 A. Ross Mystagogvs Poeticvs i. 18 This water was held good to kill the Morphew, called therefore Alphos, for which cause it was consecrated to Jupiter. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Alphos, a kind of Morphew or White Specks on the Skin. 1754 tr. J. Astruc Treat. Venereal Dis. (new ed.) I. iv. 23 Alphos and Melas appear and disappear in some, at different Times. 1806 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 2 63 The scaly patches in the alphos are smaller than those of the L[epra] vulgaris. c1870 J. G. Murphy Comm. Lev. xiii. 39 It is alphos. This is a convenient word instead of the phrase ‘non-contagious leprosy’. 1874 Lancet 4 July 7/2 More commonly the excess of scaliness renders the patch white and silvery, hence the term alphos has been applied to this aspect of the disorder. 1915 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 7 Aug. 474/1 Vitiligo included three affections, alphos, leuce and melas. 1993 Pharmacy in Hist. 35 102/1 It [sc. black hellebore] could also be used for a variety of skin afflictions like scabies, alphos, lichen, and leprosy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1576
随便看	debride debrided debrides debriding debrief debriefed debriefing debriefings debriefs debris debris-cone debriscone debruise debruised debruises debruising debrutalize debs debs' delight debs'deb's delight debs'debbies' delight debt debt by record debt counselling debt counsellor