purulent+matter

  • 21imposthume — Aposteme Ap os*teme, n. [L. apostema, Gr. ? the separation of corrupt matter into an ulcer, fr. ? to stand off: cf. F. apost[ e]me. See {Apostasy}.] (Med.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written corruptly {imposthume}.]… …

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  • 22purulence — n.; (also purulency) 1. Suppuration, secretion of pus. 2. Pus, matter, purulent matter …

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  • 23pus — n. Purulence, matter, purulent matter …

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  • 24pus — n purulence, purulent matter, Biol. humor, Archaic. peccant humor or matter; suppuration, puru lency, pussiness, festering, running, mattering, rankling; discharge, excretion, fluid, Med. rheum, Pathol. ichor, Pathol. sanies, Pathol. gleet,… …

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  • 25suppuration — n 1. festering, gathering, mattering, maturating, ripening, coming or drawing to a head; discharging, excreting, running, draining, weeping, rankling. 2. pus, pussiness, purulence, purulency, purulent matter, Biol. humor, Archaic. peccant humor… …

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  • 26Abscess — Ab scess, n.; pl. {Abscesses}. [L. abscessus a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See {Cede}.] (Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or… …

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  • 27Abscesses — Abscess Ab scess, n.; pl. {Abscesses}. [L. abscessus a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See {Cede}.] (Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any… …

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  • 28baggage — ag gage (b[a^]g g[asl]j), n. [F. bagage, from OF. bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute. See {Bag}, n.] 1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army. [1913 Webster] Note: The term itself is made to apply… …

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  • 29Cold abscess — Abscess Ab scess, n.; pl. {Abscesses}. [L. abscessus a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See {Cede}.] (Med.) A collection of pus or purulent matter in any… …

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  • 30Cold ulcer — Ulcer Ul cer, n. [F. ulc[ e]re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin to Gr. ?.] 1. (Med.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body,… …

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