Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An electuary in the composition of which the plant scordium or water-germander formed an important element.

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  • noun obsolete, pharmacology A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.

Etymologies

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Medical Latin, from Ancient Greek διὰ σκορδίων, from σκόρδιον ("scordium").

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Examples

  • For except it be treacle and mithridatum, and of late diascordium, and a few more, they tie themselves to no receipts severely and religiously.

    The Advancement of Learning 2003

  • And as he lingered for a moment while it was locked, he heard Blaize say to himself, "I must go and take three more rufuses and a large dose of diascordium."

    Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire William Harrison Ainsworth 1843

  • In the hope that some diascordium would relieve me, the good old man runs to his room and brings it, but while he has gone for some water I hide the medicine.

    The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

  • In the hope that some diascordium would relieve me, the good old man runs to his room and brings it, but while he has gone for some water I hide the medicine.

    The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • In the hope that some diascordium would relieve me, the good old man runs to his room and brings it, but while he has gone for some water I hide the medicine.

    Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 01: Childhood Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • For except it be treacle and mithridatum, and of late diascordium, and a few more, they tie themselves to no receipts severely and religiously.

    The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 1593

  • 'visitations' of apothecaries shops and plague that were recommended were London trea - premises from which medicines were sold exist in cle, mithridatium, galene and diascordium, a con - The College Library for the years 1724-1754.

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  • "In simple cases of jaundice the neutral salts have seldom produced much good effect; but I have obtained considerable success from the diascordium, in doses of half a drachm to a drachm.

    The Dog William Youatt 1811

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