morphea

morphea [μορφή] 1 (phil.) form, shape. quamvis materia non absolvatur a forma sicut nec a privacione, impossibile enim est materiam esse sine passionibus et ~ea Siccav. PN 55. 2 (med.) deformative disease of the skin, morphew; b (dist. by colour). monachus Helyas lepra vel ~ea laborabat W. Cant. Mir. Thom. VI 8; serpiginem. impetiginem. ~eas Gilb. II 152. 2; ut in ~eam [Trevisa: morpha] et in lepram patientibus Bart. Angl. V 64 p. 217; habebat ‥ ~eam, sive polipum in naso, quae totam faciem deturpavit M. Par. Maj. V 647; actio enim virtutis immutative variatur juxta modos et gradus actionis virtutis digestive ‥. que, si forte prohibeatur, necessario infectionem morfee vel morbum inducit Ps.-Gros. Summa 525; ad delendum morfeam sive lepram cutis, A. mool þat is oppe þe velle of manis body Pop. Med. 243; in cute sicut ~ea, impetigo, et lentigo Gad. 14. 1; generat ~eam, que est lepra cutis Ib. 45. 2; ~ea est defedatio cutis maculosa, cutem exasperans ‥ et dicitur ~ea quasi morbis cutis Ib. 85v. 1; alfus, i. morfea SB 9; morfea est cutis fedacio maculosa SB 30; morfu, seknesse PP; the morfew, ~ea CathA.  b cujus egritudines sunt synochus et pustule ru[bee] vel ~e ru[bea] Gilb. II 90. 1; de cujus liquore albe ~ee lote plene curate sunt Bacon IX 17; inde alphuemulas, i. ~ea nigra, et alpholeucas, id est ~ea alba Alph. 4.