A.putrefying sore, Hp.Epid.3.7, Dsc.1.58, al.
II. σήψ, ὁ, Arist., Thphr. (v. infr.), Lucan.9.723:—a serpent, the bite of which causes intense thirst, Arist.Mir.846b11, Thphr.HP9.11.1 (cj.), etc.; “δίψιος” Nic.Th.147; mortification followed, Ael.NA16.40.