πήρ-ωσις,εως,ἡ,
A. maiming, disablingin the limbs or senses,γῆρας ὁλόκληρός ἐστι π. Democr. 296 , cf. Arist. EN 1131a9 : freq. in pl., Hp. Art. 61 , Pl. Lg. 874e , 925e , Arist. EN 1148b17 ;νόσοι καὶ πηρώσειςib. 1145a31 ; πήρωσις τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν
Plu. 2.633c
, Luc. DMar. 2.4 (abs.,blindness, Dsc. 2.180 , Plu. 2.791d , Luc. Dom. 29 ) ; ἀκοῆς
Plu. 2.167c
: generally, π. τινὸς αἰσθήσιος
Aret. SD 1.4
; π. ψυχῆς
Man. 4.518
; of plants, Thphr. HP 2.4.3 , 4.14.8 (pl.).