Archaic Medical Terms French List

French/English Glossary of Causes of Death and other Archaic Medical Terms

French Term	English Translation
Rachitisme	Rachitis
Rage	Rabies
Rhumatisme	Rheumatism
Rhume	Cold, catarrh
Rogne	Scabies
Rosèola	German measles
Rougeole	Measles
Rubéole	Rubella, German measles.
Saignement	Bleeding
Scarlatine	Scarlet fever, Scarlatina
Scorbut	Scurvy
Scrofule	Scrofula
Scrophules	Scrofula
Sénilité	Old age
Septicèmie	Septicemia
Spasme	Spasms
Squinancie	Quinsy
Strumes	Struma
Suette	Sudor anglicus
Sueur Anglaise	Sudor anglicus
Syphilis	Syphilis
Tac	Influenza
Tètanos	Tetanus, lockjaw.
Toux	Cough
Toux Bleu	Whooping cough in France. [Nothnagel1902]
Travail d'Enfant	Confinement
Trisme	Trismus
Tumeur	Tumor
Typhoide	Typhoid
Typhus	Typhus, typhoid
Typhus d'Europe	Typhus
Typhus Exanthematicus	Epidemic typhus
Ulcère	Ulcer
Urèthrite	Gonorrhea
Varicelle	Varicella, Chickenpox
Variole	Variola, Smallpox
Ventre resserrè	Constipation
Vèrole	Venereal disease, Syphilis
Vérole petite	Smallpox
Vèrolètte	Chicken pox
Viellesse	Old age

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