known as benzoin resin. Nowadays derived from the Sumatran species, the Greco-
Roman storax was and is native to the eastern Mediterranean. D, MM
1.66; André 1985: 252; Durling 1993: 302; NP 11 (2001) 1063, C. Hünemörder.
E, E, K (P.), K, L,
L, L, N, P B, P (P.),
P, R, S, T, T, T.
sumpatheia the (Stoic) idea that beings in the world have connections with one another
through which they can influence one another, since all things are linked together in a
single system maintained by reason: HWPhil 10 (1998) 751–756, M. Kranz and P. Probst.
A, A, V A, A C P,
A K, B, B, -D (A.),
G P, H A, H T,
K (A.), K, I F, N, O,
P, P A, S, S A (A.), T-
G.
sunankhe ̄ (“choking”) acute inflammation of the throat or tonsils, as in whooping cough,
the flu, or other illnesses; in some Latin texts angina; sometimes rendered into English as
“quinsy” (from the name for the “more serious” kind, kunankhe ̄). A 1.8 (CMG 2
[1958] 7–9) defines it as “inflammation (phlegmone ̄) of the respiratory parts, or... a
pathology of the pneuma alone... The parts affected are the tonsils, epiglottis, phar-
ynx, uvula, and uppermost part of the trachea.” The “more serious” kind occurs when
the inflammation spreads to the tongue, causing it to protrude (hence the name), and
resulting in suffocation.
See also: C A, M A, O (M.), S-
L, T V.
sympathy ⇒ sumpatheia
terebinth (Grk. terminthos) small Mediterranean tree or bush, a Pistacia species,
whose sap was distilled (cf. mastic): D, MM 1.71; G, Simples 8.19.1
(12.137–138 K.); André 1985: 256; NP 12/1 (2002) 140–141, C. Hünemörder (who
identifies as Pistacia terebinthus L.).
See also: A, A (G.), A, A, A, A-
, A S, A, A K, A-
, A, A III, B (M.), C, C,
D, D, D L, D P,
E, E, E, E (P.), E, F,
H, H (P.), H, H, H (P.),
H E, H, I P, I A,
K, K (P.), K, K, L, M-
, M, M, M, M, O, O ̄, O ̄,
P (M.), P, P, S, S, T
G.
tetanos (Lat.: tetanus) the arched, stiffened back, locked jaws, inability to swallow, and
frothy saliva of the modern “tetanus” or “lockjaw” is caused by an acute poisoning from
a neurotoxin produced by the widely-distributed Clostridium tetani; what is generally
regarded as the same disease is found in the H C, E 5.47
(5.234 Littré), 5.95 (5.254–256 Littré). The infection is invariably fatal in 5–10 days
if untreated (prompt modern treatment reduces the death-rate to ca 30%). The
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