a. Med. Obs. rare–1. [ad. mod.L. emphȳsōdes, a. Gr. *ἐμφῡσωδης characterized by blisters, f. ἐμφυσά-ειν to puff up.]
In Emphisode fever: transl. of Emphysodes febris (see quot. 1731).
1547. Boorde, Brev. Health, cxliii. 53. In Englyshe it is named the Emphisode fever.
[1731. Bailey, Emphysodes febris (with Physicians) a vehement heat in fevers, which causes pustules and inflammation in the mouth.]
1775. in Ash.
