ἀπόχωσις
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 (Corpus Hippocraticum, Aphorisms 1.6.2)
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A damming up, ἀ. ποταμοῦ bar, Plu.Ant.41.
German (Pape)
[Seite 337] ἡ, das Ab-, Verdämmen, Plut. Ant. 41.