punctiuncula

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

punctĭuncŭla, ae, f. dim. [punctio], a slight pricking, a pricking pain.

I Lit., Sen. Ep. 53, 6.—

II Trop.: voluptatum dolorumque punctiunculae, Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 3.