περιτομή

A. circumcision, LXX Ge. 17.13, Agatharch. 61, Str. 16.2.37 (pl.), Ph. 1.450,al., Dsc. 2.82 : metaph., π. καρδίας Ep.Rom. 2.29.

II. section of a machine, ἡ κάτω π. Apollod. Poliorc. 173.4.

III. circular incision, Heliod. ap. Orib. 45.6.9,45.7.3, Aët. 15.8.