circa 1900-1920, what did the medical term ‘manition’ mean?
What was the meaning of the medical term "manition" in the context of death certificates during the period from 1900 to 1920? I have found references to "manition" being used between 1906 and 1912, with examples such as "manition of cancer." Could you provide more context or clarification about its usage and significance during that time?
4 Answers
Feb 22, 2025
I searched for "cancer manition" and found many sites with death certificate listings showing the same terminology. However, I did find one that was listed like this:
manition (sic) & starvation due to cancer
The term 'sic' is used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally. So, apparently MANITION was a commonly misspelled term for an unknown purpose. I searched medical dictionaries as well as dictionaries containing obsolete words. The answerer above may be right in saying it could be MANATION, although the definition doesn't quite fit (cancer doesn't really flow, or flow out of). Another possibility could be MONITION (an imitation of danger). That definition could have been twisted 100 years ago to mean that someone died AS A RESULT OF.
I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.
There's something similar, "manation", which means flowing out. Perhaps it means "spreading of cancer".
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