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noun

tortūra

gen. tortūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
torqueo (post-class.).
A twisting; wreathing •
A twisting, wreathing: sarmenti, Pall. Febr. 9, 8.—
Torment; torture; the gripes. colic •
Torment, torture: ventris, the gripes. colic. = tormina: tortura et extensio ventris dolorque, Veg. Vet. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 55.
Perseus ID: n48611 Key: tortura