κέρκωσις

εως, ἡ
A. growth on the os uteri, Paul.Aeg. 6.70, Aët. 16.106.
II. appearance of a tail to a comet, Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).174.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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