punctio
From LSJ
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
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.
