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  • 31Imposthume — Im*post hume, n. [A corruption of aposteme. See {Aposteme}.] A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32luggage — baggage 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… …

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  • 33Ulcer — 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, and… …

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  • 34streptodornase — /strep toh dawr nays, nayz/, n. Biochem., Pharm. a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter. [STREPTO + D(E)O(XY)R(IBO)N(UCLE)ASE] * * * …

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  • 35pyemesis — The vomiting of pus. [G. pyon, pus, + emesis, vomiting] * * * py·em·e·sis (pi emґə sis) [pyo + emesis] vomiting of pus or purulent matter …

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  • 36pyocystis — Chronic development and retention of excessive amounts of purulent matter in a urinary bladder that may have been defunctionalized by prior supravesical diversion. [pyo + G. kystis, bladder] * * * pyo·cys·tis (pi″o sisґtis) pus in the… …

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  • 37Charles Darwin (1758–1778) — Charles Darwin (3 September 1758–15 May 1778) was the oldest son of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) and Mary Howard (1740–1770), and was the uncle of the famous naturalist Charles Robert Darwin. He showed considerable promise while studying medicine… …

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  • 38 — 【농】 고름; 국물; 썩어 문드러지다. 月 (肉) 부 13획 (총17획) [n] pus; purulent matter 蓄膿症 (축농증) 늑막강 (肋膜腔) , 부비강 (副鼻腔) , 관절 (關節) , 뇌강 (腦腔) 따위의 체강 (體腔) 내에 고름이 괴는 병 …

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  • 39fester — fes•ter [[t]ˈfɛs tər[/t]] v. i. 1) phl to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate: a festering wound[/ex] 2) phl to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh 3) phl to putrefy or rot 4) to rankle, as resentment or bitterness: The… …

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  • 40sputum — /ˈspjutəm / (say spyoohtuhm) noun (plural sputa /ˈspjutə/ (say spyoohtuh)) 1. spittle mixed with mucus, purulent matter, or the like. 2. that which is expectorated; spittle. {Latin} …