LAT

Lewis Short

nestis (noun F) = νῆστις:
* The second part of the small intestines; Lat. intestinum jejunum, so called because always found empty: nestide paralysi vitiata,Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 11; 5, 10, 100.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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