ἴσχνανσις
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English (LSJ)
-εως, ἡ, emaciation, Paul.Aeg.3.69, Aët.16.80(75), Mich.in PN46.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1272] ἡ, das Trocknen, die Abmagerung, Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἴσχνανσις: -εως, ἡ τὸ ἰσχναίνειν, λεπτύνειν, λέπτυνσις, Εύστ. Πονημάτ. 129. 23.
