εἰλεός

English (LSJ)

or ἰλεός, ὁ, (εἰλέω)

   A intestinal obstruction, Hp.Aph.3.22, Aret. SA2.6, v. l. (-ειοῖο) in Nic.Al.597, etc.; distd. fr. χορδαψός, Diocl.Fr. 73; of other diseases, as nephritis, Hp.Int.44; εἰ. ἰκτερώδης jaundice, ib.45; εἰ. αἱματίτης scurvy, ib.46, cf. Lyc. ap. Orib.8.28.1, etc.; staggers, Arist.HA604a30.    II lurking-place, den, hole, εἰλεόν, οὐκ οἴκησιν Theoc.15.9.    III = ἐλεός, butcher's block, Eust.749.7.    IV a kind of vine, Hippys 7.