πήδησις
From LSJ
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A leaping, πηδήσεις σατυρικαί Id.Ant.75; πηδήσεις ἐπὶ τοὺς ἵππους Arr.Tact.43.3; of wood burning, Thphr.Ign.69. II beating or throbbing of the heart, Pl.Ti.70c, Lg.791a, Arist.PA669a20, Phld.Irp.27 W.
German (Pape)
[Seite 609] ἡ, das Springen, Hüpfen; das Schlagen des Herzens, des Pulses, τῆς καρδίας, Plat. Tim. 70 c; Legg. VII, 791 a; Plut. u. a. Sp.