Confricamenta

/kɒnfrɪkəˈmentə/ noun

Definition

Plural of confricamentum; in medieval medicine or alchemy, substances used for rubbing or friction-based application.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin 'confricamenta,' the plural of 'confricamentum,' derived from 'confricare' (to rub together). These were technical terms in medieval apothecary and medical texts.

Kelly Says

Medieval physicians prescribed 'confricamenta' as ointments and salves to be rubbed vigorously into skin—the friction itself was thought to help the medicine penetrate, mixing early chemistry with pure wishful thinking.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ相
me-sa-a
ARالعربية
صراع
s-ira-a'
BNবাংলা
বিরোধ
bi-ro-dh
CACatalà
conflicte
kon-flik-te
CSČeština
konflikt
kon-flikt
DADansk
konflikt
kon-flikt
DEDeutsch
Konflikt
kon-flikt
ELΕλληνικά
ανταγωνισμός
an-ta-go-nis-mos
ESEspañol
conflicto
kon-flik-to
FAفارسی
اختلاف
ikht-ilaf
FISuomi
konflikti
kon-flik-ti
FRFrançais
conflit
kon-fli
GUGU
ઝઘડા
zhag-dha
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
סכסוך
se-k-sukh
HIहिन्दी
संघर्ष
san-gharsh
HUMagyar
konflikt
kon-flikt
IDBahasa Indonesia
konflik
kon-flik
IGIG
nche
n-che
ITItaliano
conflitto
kon-flit-to
JA日本語
対立
tai-ri-tsu
KKKK
конфлик
kon-flik
KMKM
ប្រលា
pra-la
KO한국어
갈등
gal-deung
MRMR
विवाद
vi-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
pertikaian
per-ti-kai-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပဋိပက္ခ
pa-ti-pe-kka
NLNederlands
conflict
kon-flikt
NONorsk
konflikt
kon-flikt
PAPA
爭執
zeng-zh-ip
PLPolski
konflikt
kon-flikt
PTPortuguês
conflicto
kon-flik-to
RORomână
conflict
kon-flikt
RUРусский
конфликт
kon-flikt
SVSvenska
konflikt
kon-flikt
SWKiswahili
mgogoro
m-go-go-ro
TAதமிழ்
சண்டை
san-dai
TEతెలుగు
వివాదం
vi-va-dam
THไทย
ความขัดแย้ง
kwan-khat-yaeng
TLTL
pag-aaway
pa-ga-a-way
TRTürkçe
çatışma
cha-ti-sh-ma
UKУкраїнська
конфлікт
kon-f-li-kt
URاردو
اختلاف
ikht-ilaf
VITiếng Việt
mâu thuẫn
mau-thu-an
YOYO
àgbà
a-g-ba
ZH中文
冲突
chōng-tóng
ZUZU
ukwephule
u-kw-e-ph-u-le

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