codex
/ˈkəʊdeks/noun
(pl. codices /ˈkəʊdɪsiːz/或codexes)
1- an ancient manuscript text in book form古籍手抄本。
1.1
- an official list of medicines, chemicals, etc.药典。
词源
late 16th cent. (denoting a collection of statutes or set of rules)： from Latin, literally 'block of wood', later denoting a block split into leaves or tablets for writing on, hence a book.