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V / vermĭna
noun

vermĭna

gen. vermĭnum · gender neuter
vermis, gripings of the belly caused by worms; hence, in gen.
the gripes; belly-ache; stomach-ache
the gripes, belly-ache, stomach-ache.
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Lit.: saeva, Lucr. 5, 997; cf.: vermina dicuntur dolores corporis cum quodam minuto motu quasi a vermibus scindatur. Hic dolor Graece στρόφος dicitur, Fest. p. 375 Müll. —*
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Trop.: passionum, Arn. 1, p. 30.
Perseus ID: n50568 Key: vermina