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noun greek

ĕpĭnyctis

gen. ĕpĭnyctĭdis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
= ἐπινυκτίς.
Night-blains; pustules that arise in the night
Night-blains, pustules that arise in the night, Plin. 20, 2, 6, § 12 (in Cels. 5, 28, 15, written as Greek).—
A kind of sore in the eyelid;
A kind of sore in the eyelid; also called syce, Plin. 20, 6, 21, § 44.
Perseus ID: n15966 Key: epinyctis