μύδησις
From LSJ
κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A dampness, clamminess, Aret.CD1.4; esp. of the eyelids, purulent blepharitis, αἱ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μ. τῶν βλεφάρων Dsc. 1.7, cf. Gal.14.770; also, μυδήσεις οὔλων, prob. pyorrhoea, Dsc.1.24. II putrefaction, Diog.Oen.16.
German (Pape)
[Seite 213] ἡ, das Durchnässen, Verderbniß durch Nässe, Fäulniß, sp. Medic.
