See Also: phleborrhexis(medicine)

corban (iou) and phleborrhexis (medicine)


corban (iou)



corban noun. ME.
[popular Latin from New Testament Greek korban from Hebrew qorban offering, from qara approach.]
The treasury of the Temple at Jerusalem; transf. a church treasury. ME-M17.
An offering or sacrifice made to God by the ancient Hebrews. LME.

phleborrhexis (medicine)


phleborrhexis


An obsolete term for rupture of a vein.

Origin: phlebo-+ G. Rhexis, rupture