apolepsy, apolepsis

[Gr. ἀπόληψις ( apolēpsis ) = (1) a taking back, a recovery; (2) an intercepting, a cutting off; from ἀπολαμβάνω ( apolambanō ) = fut. ἀπολήψομαι (apolēpsomai) = to take or receive from; ἀπό ( apo ) = from, and λαμβάνω ( lam banō) to take. Or ἀπό ( apo ) = from, and λήψις (lēpsis) = a taking hold; from λαμβάνω ( lamb anō ).] Old Med.: An obstruction of the blood; a retention or suppre ion of urine or any other natural evacuation. ( Parr , .) "Apolepsy (Gr.). The interception of blood and animal spirits. -Glo og. Nov. , 2nd ed. A-pol-lin-är-i-an, a. [Lat. A poll in aris = pertaining to Apollo.] Pertaining to or connected with Apollo. Apollinarian games. Certain games instituted among the Romans in the year 212 259 B. C., after the battle of Cannæ, and celebrated by means of scenic representation.