salvatella

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noun

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

OriginMedieval Latin salvatella ← Arabic الْأُسَيْلِم →
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Meanings

nounsalvatella (plural salvatellae)

plural salvatellae

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

Origin

  1. Arabicالْأُسَيْلِم
  2. Medieval Latinsalvatella
  3. Englishsalvatella

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

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salvatella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvatella

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“salvatella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvatella. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salvatella,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvatella.

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