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σφάκελος

σφάκελος, gangrene

σφᾰκελ-ος, ὁ,
  • gangrene, mortification, or, of bones, caries, Hp. Aph. 7.78; τοῦ ἐγκεφάλου Id. Aër. 10 (pl.); so called when farther advanced than γάγγραινα, cf. Gal. 2.632, 18(1).687.
      • 2 generally, spasm, convulsion, A. Pr. 878 (anap.); κατὰ δʼ ἐγκέφαλον πηδᾷ σ. E. Hipp. 1352 (anap.): metaph., σ. ἀνέμων the convulsive fury of winds, A. Pr. 1045 (anap.).
      • 3 the middle finger, Suid. s.v. σφακελισμός; so σφάκηλος (or φάκηλος) PLond. 1821.297.

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