πύησις
From LSJ
οὗτος μὲν ὁ πιθανώτερος τῶν λόγων εἴρηται, δεῖ δὲ καὶ τὸν ἧσσον πιθανόν, ἐπεί γε δὴ λέγεται, ῥηθῆναι → this is the most credible of the stories told; but I must relate the less credible tale also, since they tell it
English (LSJ)
[ῡ], εως, ἡ, suppuration, ἢν ἐς π. τρέπηται Aret.CA1.7.
German (Pape)
[Seite 814] ἡ, das Schwären, Citern, Aret.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πύησις: ἡ, ἡ τῶν πνευμόνων φθίσις, Ἀρετ. Χρον. Νούσ. Θεραπευτ. 1. 7.