ἐκχυμόω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἐκ- (ek-) +‎ χυμός (khumós, juice) +‎ -όω (-óō)

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Verb

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ἐκχυμόω (ekkhumóō)

  1. to extract juice from
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On Diseases 2.47:
      σίδια δριμέα ἐκχυμώσας καὶ κυκλάμινον
      sídia driméa ekkhumṓsas kaì kukláminon
      extract the juice from the sharp pomegranate and the cyclamen
  2. (middle voice, of the small veins) to 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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