English Glossary of Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Death | Archived

Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms

A Glossary of Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Death

The Genealogist's Resource for Interpreting Causes of Death.

Antiquus Morbus is a collection of archaic medical terms and their old and modern definitions.  The primary focus of this web site is to help decipher the Causes of Death found on Mortality Lists, Certificates of Death and Church Death Records from the 19th century and earlier. This web site will be updated often and as new information is received. My intention is to collect and record old medical terms in all European languages. The English and German lists are the most extensive to date.

Each term is only listed once. Check under the other headings if the term is not in the alphabetical lists.

English Glossary of Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Death Make a selection from the column on the left or search for the term by using the Google search box below Web www.antiquusmorbus.com    Please send me an email with any unlisted words or phrases that you have come across. They will be added to the "undefined" page after review. All new terms will eventually be added to the alphabetical lists. Please include the language that the term is from. I am happy to help transcribe and translate your hard to read Causes of Death. If possible, please include a scan of the record with your email. It is always more helpful to see the handwritten original when trying to figure out the difficult words. email to:  Rudy's List If you find this site useful and entertaining please consider donating $3 to help support this website. It will be used to help pay for the hosting fees and to increase the reference library. You will get access to the download page where I have linked the Glossary in Excel and PDF formats. Get the CD, Book or Download the Glossary                     ccc Recent Additions and Updates: Whitlow Fungus Hæmatodes Visitation of God Delirium e Potu Watery Gripes Tympany Scald Head Surfeit Overlaid King's Evil Purples Rising of Lights Malignant Fever Tissick Yellow Jaundice Rodent Ulcer Pemphigus Vulgaris Toxic Goitre Pyorrhea Alveolaris Psychosis Asthenia Gallon Distemper Squill Chorea Insaniens Infantile Paralysis Anencephalic Myelomeningocele Dermatitis Exfoliativa Spanish Flu Autumn Fever Lymphadenoma Imperforate Rectum Arthritis Deformans Slow Fever Mucous Enteritis Occlusion Aura Espundia Gastroenterostomy Insolation Illuminating Gas Pott's Disease Patent Foramen Ovale Dementia Præcox Shaking Paralysis Decubitus Gangrenous Vincent's Angina Placenta Previa Sugar Diabetes Fistula in Ano Adiposis Asthma Thymicum Black Rose Carcinoma Ventriculi Winter Cholera Cholerine Quick Consumption

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