ἐπίκρουσις
From LSJ
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)
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, treatment with rods as counterirritants, Gal.10.998. 2. medical percussion, Paul.Aeg.3.69,6.51.
German (Pape)
[Seite 954] ἡ, das Daraufschlagen, Galen.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίκρουσις: -εως, ἡ, κροῦσις ἐναντίον τινός, μνημονεύεται ἐκ τοῦ Γαληνοῦ.