punctio
From LSJ
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
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 <number opt="n">plur.</number>: punctiones sentire, Cels. 8, 9, 2; Plin. 25, 13, 94, § 150; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 6.
