suffumige

English

Etymology

Latin suffumigium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈfjuːmɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

suffumige (plural suffumiges)

1. (obsolete) A medical fume.
   • 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions:

     For external means , drying ſuffumiges or ſmoaks are oft prescribed with good ſucceſs

References

“suffumige”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.