English Explanatory Dictionary

salvatella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The dorsal vein of the little finger, bleeding from which was anciently held to be a treatment for melancholy.

Word forms

salvatella salvatellae

Etymology

From Medieval Latin salvatella, misread from salacella, misread from salaseilem, misread from alaseilem, from Arabic الْأُسَيْلِم (al-ʔusaylim).

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