ἐπισπασμός

A. rapid respiration, Hp. Epid. 6.5.15.
II. . trailing, of a serpent, Sch.Nic. Th. 160.
III. . inducement (to inference), hint, Phld. Sign. 13, Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1055.13F.
IV. . traction of the foetus, Sor. 2.62.
V. . suction of cupping instruments, ib.11.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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