alexithymic vs salve

alexithymic

noun
  • A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions 

adj
  • Pertaining to or having alexithymia. 

  • Lacking in emotion or emotional expression. 

salve

noun
  • Any remedy or action that soothes or heals. 

  • An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects. 

intj
  • Hail; a greeting. 

verb
  • To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good. 

  • To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute. 

  • To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint. 

  • To calm or assuage. 

How often have the words alexithymic and salve occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )