Lewis Short
mĭnūtĭo (noun F) : minuo
* A lessening, diminishing (post-Aug.); trop., opp. incrementum,Quint. 8, 4, 28: rerum,id. 6, 3, 52: capitis, i. e. deminutio,Gell. 1, 12, 9; Dig. 4, 5, 1; 4, 5, 5: sanguinis,blood-letting, bleeding,Veg. Vet. 1, 28, 1; so, minutio alone: cum praescriptis minutionis observantiis,id. ib. 1, 17, 13.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary