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salvatella

salvatella noun: the dorsal vein of the little finger, bleeding from which was anciently held to be a treatment for melancholy.

Noun

salvatella (plural salvatellae)

  1. The dorsal vein of the little finger, bleeding from which was anciently held to be a treatment for melancholy.

Forms of salvatella

pluralsalvatellae

Origin of salvatella

From Medieval Latin salvatella, misread from salacella, misread from salaseilem, misread from alaseilem, from Arabic الْأُسَيْلِم (al-ʔusaylim).

Questions about salvatella

What does salvatella mean?
Salvatella means the dorsal vein of the little finger, bleeding from which was anciently held to be a treatment for melancholy.
What part of speech is salvatella?
Salvatella is a noun.
What is the plural of salvatella?
The plural of salvatella is salvatellae.

Words near salvatella in the dictionary

  1. salvars
  2. salvarsan
  3. salvarsans
  4. Salvas
  5. Salvases
  6. salvatella
  7. salvatellae
  8. Salvati
  9. salvatic
  10. Salvatierra
  11. Salvatierras

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