ˌparəbōˈlänəs noun
( plural parabola·ni -ä(ˌ)nē)
Etymology: Late Latin parabolanus, parabalanus, probably from (assumed) Late Greek parabalaneus, from Greek para- para- (I) + balaneus bathhouse servant, from balaneion bathhouse, hot bath — more at bagnio
: an official or a member of a brotherhood in the early church devoted to the care of the sick especially in infectious or contagious cases