Orvostort Kozl. 2002 ; 47(1-4): 207-21.

[Contributions to the terminology of Hungarian Folk Dermatology]

Kicsi SA.

The ethno-linguistical article provides a rich collection and thorough evaluation of the different Hungarian expressions and names denoting a certain symptom, a rush or pimple on the tongue. Author attempts to determine the notion and present the beliefs connected with it. He points out that in different places similar denominations may not refer to the same illness, while elsewhere people used different names for the individual illnesses - for everyday use, while the other for incantations.