κτηδών,όνος,ἡ,
A. line of fissurein the fibre of wood, Thphr. HP 5.1.9 sq.;κτηδόνες ξύλου grainof wood, Hero Bel. 96.12 , cf. Suid.
2. Medic. in pl.,fibres of the heart, Hp. Cord. 10 , cf. Erot. s.v. ἶνες .
b. layersin the cornea of the eye, Ruf. Anat. 10 .
c. κ. πιμελῆς fibresin a piece of fat, Sor. 1.118 .
3. layersof slate, Dsc. 5.127 .
4. gillsof a mushroom, Id. 3.1 .
5. shredsof lint, Gal. 8.415 . (Cf.εὐκτέανος(B),εὐθυκτέανον, ἰθυκτέανον.)