punctio
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
Latin > English
punctio punctionis N F :: puncture; pricking pain
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
punctĭo: ōnis, f. id., in medicine,
I a pricking, puncture: dolores laterum, qui punctionem afferant, a pricking pain, stitch, Plin. 34, 15, 44, § 151.—In plur.: punctiones sentire, Cels. 8, 9, 2; Plin. 25, 13, 94, § 150; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pūnctĭō, ōnis, f. (pungo), action de piquer, pointe, élancement [médec.] : Plin. 25, 150 ; 34, 151 ; Cels. Med. 8, 9, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
pūnctio, ōnis, f. (pungo), das Stechen, der Stich, caverna punctionis, des Einstichs, Ambros.: punctionem afferre, Plin.: Plur., laterum punctiones, Seitenstechen, Plin.: punctiones sentire, Cels.