ἀπόσπασμα

A. that which is torn off, a piece, rag, shred, Pl. Phd. 113b; branch, division of a tribe, Str. 9.5.12, cf. Agatharch. 57: generally, a detached portion or particle, ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος ἀ. τὸ σπέρμα Epicur. Fr. 329, Zeno Stoic. 1.36, Chrysipp.ib.2.191, Ph. 1.119; μύθου Corn. ND 17.

2. avulsion, tearing apart of bones, Hp. Off. 23, cf. Gal. 18(2).887.