ἀπόθεσις,εως,ἡ, (ἀποτίθημι)
A. laying up in store,
σκευῶν
SIG 1106.107
(Cos);εἰς ἀ. γενέσθαιto bestored up,
Pl. Lg. 844d ; γάλα χρήσιμον εἰς ἀ.
Arist. HA 522a26
;ἡ ἀ. τῆς τροφῆς,of bees, 622b26 ; τὴν ἀ. τῆς θήρας ποιεῖσθαι
623a12
;preserving,of fish, Philum. ap. Aët. 9.23 .
2. the final movement in settinga dislocated or fractured limb, Gal. 18(2).332 , al., Pall.
in Hp.Fract.
12.273 C.;f.l. in
Hp. Off. 19 .
3. κατ' ἀπόθεσιν,ofinternalabscesses, Gal. 17(1).103 .
II. putting aside, making away with, getting rid of,