lācniendlic

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lācniendlic, adj: medical, surgical. (LAHK-ni-end-litch / ˈlaːk-nɪ-ɛnd-lɪtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a doctor cutting into the stomach of a patient who lies awake and naked on a gurney; an assistant holds the patient’s left leg still.
Roger of Salerno’s ‘Surgery’; England, early 13th century; Trinity College Cambridge, MS O.1.20, f. 254r. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]

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