magdaleon

Etymology

According to Webster from Ancient Greek μαγδαλιά (magdaliá, “inside of a loaf of bread (on which the Greeks wiped their hands at dinner)”), from μάσσω (mássō, “wipe; kneed”).

noun

  1. A medical item in the form of a roll, especially a roll of plaster.“Applying the magdaleon or roale unto the Needle it would both stir and attract it.”