A / ăpŏcartĕrēsis
noun greek

ăpŏcartĕrēsis

gen. ăpŏcartĕrēsis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
= ἀποκαρτέρησις
a voluntary starvation
a voluntary starvation, Tert. Apol. 46 (in Quint. 8, 5, 23, written as Greek, Halm; cf. Cic. Tusc. 1, 34, 84).