The Word is a mere Stranger in our Language. It seems to be one of those Exoticks imported by the Dictionaries ; and never taken notice of but by themselves.
This may happen at any time of Pregnancy; but is before the second Month after Conception, it is properly call'd a false Conception. See CONCEPTION.
We have Instances of Abortions by the way of the Mouth, the Anus, the Navel, &c. See FOETUS, EMBRYO, &c.
F. Jerom Florentius has an express Treatise of the Baptism of Abortives, or abortive Children. His Aim is to shew that an Abortive may, and ought to be baptiz'd, at what Time or Term soever it come into the World ; by reason the precise Time when the Fœetus begins to be animated is not known. There are several curious and uncommon Things in this Work, which is intitled
Abscesses arise from Colledions of peccant Humours in the internal Parts of the Body; and are also called Imposthumes.See IMPOSTHUME.
Their Name Abscess comes from the Latin Verb
ABSINTHIUM, Wormwood, a Medicinal Plant, of considerable Efficacy in quality of a Bitter and Stomachic. See STOMACHIC, &c.
There are divers Kinds hereof enumerated by Botanists; at least 30. Those which obtain in Medicine, are, 1°, the Roman or small, call'd also Pontic; used as a Stomachic, Astringent, Discutient, and to prevent Putrefaction. — Etmuller says, there is not a chronic Distemper in which it is not serviceable. — A Conserve of the Roman Absynthium is now also much used.
There are divers Kinds hereof enumerated by Botanists; at least 30. Those which obtain in Medicine, are, 1°, the Roman or small, call'd also Pontic; used as a Stomachic, Astringent, Discutient, and to prevent Putrefaction. — Etmuller says, there is not a chronic Distemper in which it is not serviceable. — A Conserve of the Roman Absynthium is now also much used.
Such are the Testaceous Pouders, Hartshorn, Coral, Crabs Eyes and Claws, calcin'd Bones, burnt Ivory, &c.
Absorbents are the same with what we otherwise call Driers and Sweetners.
Abstergents are more usually call'd among Physicians Detergents. See DETERGENT.
ABSYNTHIUM, Wormwood, a Medicinal Plant, of considerable Efficacy in quality of a Bitter and Stomachic. See STOMACHIC, &c.
There are divers Kinds hereof enumerated by Botanists; at least 30. Those which obtain in Medicine, are, 1°, the Roman or small, call'd also Pontic; used as a Stomachic, Astringent, Discutient, and to prevent Putrefaction. — Etmuller says, there is not a chronic Distemper in which it is not serviceable. — A Conserve of the Roman Absynthium is now also much used.
There are divers Kinds hereof enumerated by Botanists; at least 30. Those which obtain in Medicine, are, 1°, the Roman or small, call'd also Pontic; used as a Stomachic, Astringent, Discutient, and to prevent Putrefaction. — Etmuller says, there is not a chronic Distemper in which it is not serviceable. — A Conserve of the Roman Absynthium is now also much used.