CARMEN

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 4

(Lat.), n. n. Ka3rm'e2n. Gen., carm'in is. From canere, to sing. Gr.. iro, einoSij. A charm, magical form, incantation, or enchantment used to prevent or cure disease. [A, 318, 325.] [s. 94]