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ὑποσπᾰθ-ισμός

upospathismos · ὁ

an operation

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What it meant

ὑποσπᾰθ-ισμός · hypospath-ismos — LSJ

an operation, wherein a spatula, is introduced under the skin

an operation for eye-affections, wherein a spatula (cf. sq. [ὑποσπαθιστήρ]) is introduced under the skin of the scalp to produce lines of scar tissue on the forehead, Gal. 14.784, Paul.Aeg. 6.6: cf. ὑπο-, περι-σκυφισμός.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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