πτίλωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πτῐλόω (ptilóō) + -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πτῐ́λωσῐς (ptílōsis) f (genitive πτῐλώσεως); third declension

  1. plumage
  2. a disease of the eyelids in which their edges become swollen and inflamed, and the eyelashes fall off
    • 129 CE – 216 CE, Galen, Collected Works 10.1004
    • 400 CE – 600 CE, Aëtius, Sixteen Books on Medicine 7.80

Declension

Synonyms

  • (plumage): πτέρωσῐς (ptérōsis)

Descendants

References

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