lǣce-getawu

lǣce-getawu, n.n (plural): medical apparatus. (LATCH-uh-yeh-TA-wuh / ˈlæː-tʃə-jɛ-ˌta-wʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of two doctors operating on the head of a patient whose hands are tied behind his back; each doctor holds a tool in the right hand.
Medical and herbal collection; England or France, late 12th century; British Library, Sloane MS 1975, f. 91v. [bl.uk]

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