ὕπουλ-ος,ον, of sores,
A. extending inwards, under the surface of the flesh, enclosed,
τὰ συριγγώδη καὶ ὅσα ὕ. ἐστι καὶ ἔντοσθε κεκοιλασμένα
Hp. Medic. 11
;ὅσα μὲν ἔχει στόμα μέγα καὶ οὐ ταχὺ συμφύεται, ταῦτα καίειν δεῖ, ὅπως ἡ ἐσχάρα ἐκεῖ πέσῃ: οὕτως γὰρ οὐκ ἔσται ὕπουλα,i.e. there will be no internal accumulation of pus, Arist. Pr. 863a12 ; also of the part affected,festering, purulent,
σῶμα
Cratin. 351
, cf. Plu. Lyc. 4 ; ἐπιληψίαι
Gal. Vict.Att. 1
; σπλήν
Pl. Ti. 72d
.
2. metaph.,with festering sores underneath, unsound, hollow, οἰδεῖ καὶ ὕ. ἐστιν [ἡ πόλις] Id. Grg. 518e ;ὕ. τὴν ψυχὴν ποιήσειib. 480b ; ὕ. τέλμα treacherous,
Plu. Rom. 18