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AGRYPNIA

Volume 1 · 83 words · 1810 Edition

the Greek Church, implies the vigil of any of the greater festivals.

ague, a general name for all periodical fevers, which, according to the different times of the returns of the feverish paroxysm, are denominated tertian, quartan, and quotidian. See Medicine Index.

ague-Cake, the popular name for a hard tumour on the left side of the belly, lower than the false ribs, said to be the effect of intermittent fevers.

ague-Tree, a name given to the saffraan, on account of its fugitive qualities.