cacoethes

cacoēthes is, n

, κακόηθες, a bad habit, bad condition: scribendi, an incurable passion, Iu.

cacoethes
căcŏēthĕs, is, n., = κακόηθες, τό (bad state or habit); I in medic. lang., an obstinate , malignan...

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Cacoethes
·noun A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. II. Cacoethes ·noun A bad cust...

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