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Cippus vs Hippus - What's the difference?

cippus | hippus |

As nouns the difference between cippus and hippus

is that cippus is a small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc while hippus is pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.

cippus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
    • (Gwilt)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    hippus

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.