suff-ūsĭo (subf-), ōnis, f. [suffundo], a pouring or spreading into or among, a pouring over, a suffusion (post-Aug.).
I In gen.: vini, an infusion , Apic. 1, 1; so, cucumeris, Pall. 1, 35, 9.—
II Esp., of diseases.
1 A spreading : fellis, i. e. the jaundice , Plin. 22, 23, 49, § 104.—
2 Suffusio oculorum (oculi); and often absol. suffusio, opacity of the cornea , cataract , Cels. 7, 7, 14; 6, 6, 35; Plin. 28, 1, 2, § 7; 32, 4, 14, § 33; 34, 11, 27, § 114. —
3 Suffusio pedis, a disease of the feet of animals , Veg. Vet. 1, 38 med. : oculorum, inflammation , Vulg. Prov. 23, 29.