διάδεξις

εως, ἡ
A. passage, ὑποχονδρίων Hp. Epid. 6.2.14; δ. ἐκ πατέρων hereditary transmission, Aret. CD 2.12; δ. γένεος procreation, ib. 2.5.
II. transition from one disease to another, ib.1.1.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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