καῦσις
εως, ἡ
A.
burning, [τῶν ἱρῶν] Hdt. 2.40; λύχνοι τῆς κ. LXX Ex. 39.17 (37), cf. PLond. 3.1177.74 (ii A.D.).
II.
in Surgery, cautery, Hp. Mochl. 3; ἢ καύσει ἢ τομῇ Pl. R. 406d: in pl., Hp. Art. 11, Pl. R. 426b, Ti. 65b.
III.
in pl., burning heat, ψύξεις τε καὶ κ. Id. Tht. 156b.
IV.
smelting, χαλκοῦ, ἀργύρου, Str. 14.6.5.