† mittentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin Etymons: Latin mittent-, mittēns, mittere.

Etymology: < classical Latin mittent-, mittēns, present participle of mittere to send (see mission n.). In mittent part , part mittent , probably after post-classical Latin pars mittens (1682 in the passage translated in quot. 1684, but probably earlier).

Medicine. Obsolete.

Designating a part of the body believed to be the source of harmful humours. Frequently used as postmodifier.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disordered or out of sorts > of humours > part sending

mittent1661

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 367 It's cured, by..evacuating corrupted humours and helping mittent parts.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. ii. v. 179 Vicious Humours peccant in quantity or quality are either thrust forth by the Part mittent,..or attracted by the Part recipient.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xviii. 631 We must consider whether the part mittent [L. pars mittens] of the Humour to the Stomach be less noble than the part suscipient.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	mittent
释义	† mittentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin Etymons: Latin mittent-, mittēns, mittere. Etymology: < classical Latin mittent-, mittēns, present participle of mittere to send (see mission n.). In mittent part , part mittent , probably after post-classical Latin pars mittens (1682 in the passage translated in quot. 1684, but probably earlier). Medicine. Obsolete. Designating a part of the body believed to be the source of harmful humours. Frequently used as postmodifier. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disordered or out of sorts > of humours > part sending mittent1661 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 367 It's cured, by..evacuating corrupted humours and helping mittent parts. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. ii. v. 179 Vicious Humours peccant in quantity or quality are either thrust forth by the Part mittent,..or attracted by the Part recipient. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xviii. 631 We must consider whether the part mittent [L. pars mittens] of the Humour to the Stomach be less noble than the part suscipient. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1661
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