pinkeye.
A contagious inflammation of the eye with the production of matter and a very definite reddening of the whites of the eyes.
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
port wine mark.
A kind of mole, purple or violet in color, only slightly raised above the skin, usually seen on the face. A type of birthmark.
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
retina.
The innermost of the three coats of the eyeball, actually an expansion of the head of the nerve of sight that enters the eyeball from behind. The retina receives light sensation and transforms it into nervous impulses that are then sent along the nerve of sight to the brain for translation into vision.
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
St. Anthony’s fire.
An obsolete name for . . . poisoning with ergot. A common characteristic of this condition is a bright-red appearance of the skin.
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
sanguine.
1. Bloody or resembling blood. 2. Active, hopeful.
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
scarlet fever.
A contagious disease, especially of childhood, coming on suddenly with fever . . . sore throat, inflammation of the glands in the neck, and . . . a pin-point or scarlet eruption.
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
sunburn.
Inflammation of the skin caused by the action of the sun’s rays; discoloration of skin due to sun (tan).
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
yellow fever.
An infectious disease of sudden onset particularly prevalent in the American tropics and subtropics. It is caused by a virues carried to man by a mosquito. . . . Jaundice discolors skin and eyes yellow, black vomit due to the presence of blood becomes profuse. . . . Death often results.
—Layman’s Medical Dictionary, Harry Swartz, M.D., 1963.
a counterfeit
“It is interesting to note that the third time a printer’s mark was used, in 1470, it was a counterfeit of [Peter] Schoffer’s mark.”
—Bernard Rudofsky, from Seven Designers Look at Trademark Design, edited by Egbert Jacobson, 1952.
monogrammed crosses
“The theory has been advanced that the modern signature is, pradoxically, a product of illiteracy. The signs and signatures that came into use during the thirteenth century are only letters and signs grafted onto crosses. Kings, as well as their lowest subjects labored on their monogrammed crosses, and few could probably read what they signed.”
—Bernard Rudofsky, from Seven Designers Look at Trademark Design, edited by Egbert Jacobson, 1952.