mithridatium
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridate, mithridatum, and mithridaticon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mithridatium (plural mithridatiums or mithridatia)
- (historical medicine) Synonym of mithridate.
- 1559, Conrad Gesner, translated by Peter Morwyng, The Treasure of Euonymus, page 332:
- ...putting into it Saccharum Buglossatum or triacle, or Mithridatium...
- 1989 Sept. 14, Nature, p. 115:
- Until as late as 1786, the London physician could officially prescribe the Venice treacle or Mithradatium, a remedy that contained as many as 65 ingredients including the dried flesh of vipers.
References
[edit]- “mithridatium, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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