πρῆσις

ιος, ἡ

πρήθω

A. blowing up, distension, τράχηλος οἰδέει πνεύματος πρήσι Aret. SD 1.11; ἔντασις καὶ π. (in εἰλεός) Id. CA 2.5; ὑπὸ τῆς π. (in dropsy) Id. SD 2.1; filling out, development, τραχήλου (by gymnastics) Id. CD 1.3 (pl.).
2. inflammation, ὀφθαλμῶν ibid. (pl.); τῶν παρισθμίων, τοῦ ὑπεζωκότος, τοῦ πνεύμονος, τῶν νεύρων, Id. CA 1.7,10,2.1,11 (pl.).
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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