pilula

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

pĭlŭla, ae, f. dim. [3. pila], a little ball, globule.

I In gen., Plin. 16, 7, 10, § 28; Pelag. Vet. 14.—

II In partic., in medicine, a pill , Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 138.