| 单词 | persian fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPersian fire Persian fire n. [after post-classical Latin ignis Persicus (a1250, 14th cent. in British sources); compare Middle French feu persic (1492), feu pers (a1500), and French feu persien (1611 in Cotgrave)] Medicine (now historical) an ulcerated skin lesion, esp. of anthrax or syphilis. ΚΠ 1697 tr. Paracelsus in J. Headrich Arcana Philos. 27 (heading) The preparation in the Persian fire. 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 59/2 Anthrax..may arise from an internal or external cause. In the latter case it is called, Anthracion, Vesicula gangrænescens,..Feu Persique (Persian Fire), [etc.]. 1992 M. Weingarten Changing Health & Changing Culture v. 63 It [sc. syphilis] had various colourful names, such as Persian Fire, the Father's Disease, and the Frankish Chancre. < as lemmas |
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