empic (s.xiii2/4)

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empic (s.xiii2/4)

[ FEW: *3,224a empyema; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF:  empyque; TLF: ; OED:  empyic adj. and n.; MED:  empik adj.; DMLBS: 776a empyicus ]
empique;  empicus  

s.

1med.person suffering from emphysema
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Nus ne apeluns pas empicum chescon qui crache sanc, kar en pleuresie et en perypleumonie si crache l’en porreture, si ne sont pas empici. Les signes des empiques si sont icés: cracher .i. porreture, le cors megre, le col grelle, aleiner a peine, tossir [...]  i 204
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  En cest manere put hom saver queldour le empic seit ptisic ou noun  ii 161
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