13860.
Hayden
(Deborah): On the meaning of two medieval Irish medical terms:
derg dásachtach
and
rúad (fh)rasach
.
In
Ériu 64
(2014), pp. 1–21.
Argues, based on an analysis of Irish early medical sources, that these terms refer to blood vessels.
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Classifications:
D 1.2 Lexicology
M 7.1 Prehistory, cultural history: Sciences: Medicine
Indexes:
Words/Proper Names:
dásachtach
derg dásachtach
rosach
rúad (fh)rasach
rúadrasach
Manuscript Sources:
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates’ Library 72.1.2 (Gaelic II)
London, British Library, Additional 15582