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|lshtext=<b>căcŏēthĕs</b>: is, n., = κακόηθες, τό ([[bad]] [[state]] or [[habit]]);<br /><b>I</b> in medic. lang., an [[obstinate]], [[malignant]] [[disease]], Cels. 5, 28, n 2; Plin. 24, 3, 3, § 7.—Plur. cacoëthe = κακοήθη, τά, Plin. 22, 25, 64, § 132; 24, 10, 47, § 78. —Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Trop., an [[incurable]] [[passion]] for [[writing]] or scribbling: insanabile Scribendi cacoëthes, Juv. 7, 52.
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