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inter-cus , cŭtis, adj. cutis,
I.under the skin, intercutaneous.
I. Esp., as med. t. t.: “aqua intercus,” the dropsy, Plaut. Men. 5, 4, 3: “medicamentum alicui dare ad aquam intercutem,” Cic. Off. 3, 24, 42: “morbus aquae intercutis,” Suet. Ner. 5 al.—
B. As subst.: intercus , cŭtis, f., the dropsy: “tumens morbi intercutis (al. aquae intercutis),” Hier. Vita Hilar. 37: “leucophlegmatiam, quam Latino nomine intercutem dicimus,” Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8, 102.—
C. Trop.: aquam te habere in animo intercutem, dropsy in the mind, a weak and watery mind, Lucil. ap. Non. 37, 2.—
II. In gen., within the skin, internal, inward: “intercutibus vitiis madentes,” Gell. 13, 8 fin.; cf. stupra, Cato ap. Prisc.p. 719 P.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Plautus, Menaechmi, 5.4
    • Suetonius, Nero, 5
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 3.24
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 13.8
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