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)
pauxillo: v. pauxillus.
pauxillō, abl. pris advt, très peu : pauxillo prius Afran. 296, très peu auparavant, cf. Cels. Med. 5, 28.