miserere mei
/ˌmɪzɪˈrɛːri ˈmeɪi/ /ˌmɪzəˈrɪəri ˈmiːʌɪ/Medicine. Now historical
noun
Intestinal obstruction; the clinical syndrome (severe abdominal pain, faecal vomiting, and obstipation) characteristic of this.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Cotgrave (fl. 1587–?1630), lexicographer. From French †miserere mei from post-classical Latin miserere mei, after the first words of Psalm 51.