ἐκχυμόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, I pour out), from ἐκ (ek, out) + χέω (khéō, I pour)

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Verb

ἐκχυμόω (ekkhumóō)

  1. extract juice from
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, περὶ νούσων 2.47:
      σίδια δριμέα ἐκχυμώσας καὶ κυκλάμινον
      sídia driméa ekkhumṓsas kaì kukláminon
      extract the juice from the sharp pomegranate and the cyclamen
  2. (middle) (of the small veins) shed the blood and leave it extravasated under the skin
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On Fractures 11:
      φλέβια δ’ ἐκχυμοῦνται
      phlébia d’ ekkhumoûntai
      and the veins pour forth [their contents]


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