Mithridatiumとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Mithridatium

語源

From Late Latin mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of または related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridate, mithridatum, and mithridaticon.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtɪəm/

名詞

mithridatium (複数形 mithridatiums または mithridatia)

1. (historical medicine) Synonym of mithridate.
   • 1559, Peter Morwyng translating Conrad Gesner as The Treasure of Euonymus, p. 332:

     ...putting into it Saccharum Buglossatum or triacle, or Mithridatium...

   • 1989 Sept. 14, Nature, p. 115:

     Until as late as 1786, the London physician could officially prescribe the Venice treacle or Mithradatium, a remedy that contained as many as 65 ingredients including the dried flesh of vipers.

   • 2010, Richard Swiderski, Poison Eaters, p. 54:

     A number of theriacs and mithridatia appear in the writings of ancient doctors, but it is rare to find an account of how one of them was used and the effect it had.

参照

• “mithridatium, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.