Definitions containing æso`pus
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| suppuration | suppuration Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself. — Wiktionary |
| pustule | pustule a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| purulent | purulent Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation. — Wiktionary |
| Purulent | Purulent consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation — Webster Dictionary |
| Empyema | Empyema a medical term signifying a diseased condition of the chest, in which pus accumulates in the pleura, cures of which are sometimes effected by drawing off the pus by means of tubes. — The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
| Purulency | Purulency the quality or state of being purulent; the generation of pus; also, the pus itself — Webster Dictionary |
| Pyoid | Pyoid of or pertaining to pus; of the nature of, or like, pus — Webster Dictionary |
| purulence | purulence Pus. — Wiktionary |
| puslike | puslike Resembling pus. — Wiktionary |
| pyorrhea | pyorrhea A discharge of pus — Wiktionary |
| pustule | pustule A pimple filled with pus — Wiktionary |
| mucopurulent | mucopurulent Characterized by mucus and pus. — Wiktionary |
| pustulent | pustulent Filled or oozing with pus — Wiktionary |
| gather | gather To be filled with pus — Wiktionary |
| suppurate | suppurate To form or discharge pus. — Wiktionary |
| mucopus | mucopus a mixture of mucus and pus — Wiktionary |
| nonpurulent | nonpurulent not containing pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| pussy | purulent, pussy containing pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| purulent | purulent, pussy containing pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| microabscess | microabscess A very small, localised collection of pus. — Wiktionary |
| mattery | mattery pussy, purulent (containing or secreting pus) — Wiktionary |
| pyorrhoea | pyorrhoea Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis — Wiktionary |
| pyorrhea | pyorrhea, pyorrhoea discharge of pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| pyogenic | pyogenic producing pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| pyorrhoea | pyorrhea, pyorrhoea discharge of pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| purulence | purulence The condition of containing or discharging pus. — Wiktionary |
| pyogenic | pyogenic referring to bacterial infections that make pus — Wiktionary |
| seropurulent | seropurulent That consists of both serum and pus — Wiktionary |
| furuncle | furuncle a boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore — Wiktionary |
| mucopurulent | mucopurulent containing or composed of mucus and pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| maturate | fester, maturate, suppurate ripen and generate pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| abscessed | abscessed infected and filled with pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| fester | fester, maturate, suppurate ripen and generate pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| suppurate | suppurate, mature cause to ripen and discharge pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| suppurate | fester, maturate, suppurate ripen and generate pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| mature | suppurate, mature cause to ripen and discharge pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| moist | moist Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc. — Wiktionary |
| head | head The end of an abscess where pus collects. — Wiktionary |
| abscess | abscess To form a pus filled cavity typically from an infection. — Wiktionary |
| pustule | pustule A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis. — Wiktionary |
| neisseria gonorrhoeae | gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea — Princeton's WordNet |
| purulency | purulence, purulency symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) — Princeton's WordNet |
| purulent pleurisy | purulent pleurisy a collection of pus in the lung cavity — Princeton's WordNet |
| head | head the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates) — Princeton's WordNet |
| gonococcus | gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea — Princeton's WordNet |
| fester | fester, suppurating sore a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| pericementoclasia | pericementoclasia pus pocket formation around a tooth — Princeton's WordNet |
| suppurating sore | fester, suppurating sore a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| purulence | purulence, purulency symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) — Princeton's WordNet |
| pyoxanthose | pyoxanthose A greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus. — Wiktionary |
| Pyogenic | Pyogenic producing or generating pus — Webster Dictionary |
| Digestion | Digestion generation of pus; suppuration — Webster Dictionary |
| sanies | sanies a thin mixture of pus and blood serum discharged from a wound; ichor — Wiktionary |
| furuncle | boil, furuncle a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| carbuncle | carbuncle an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| boil | boil, furuncle a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| Running | Running discharging pus; as, a running sore — Webster Dictionary |
| Mattery | Mattery generating or containing pus; purulent — Webster Dictionary |
| Puriform | Puriform in the form of pus — Webster Dictionary |
| pyocyanin | pyocyanin a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| sepsis | sepsis the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues — Princeton's WordNet |
| pyemia | pyemia, pyaemia septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess — Princeton's WordNet |
| pyaemia | pyemia, pyaemia septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess — Princeton's WordNet |
| Suppuration | Suppuration the matter produced by suppuration; pus — Webster Dictionary |
| hydrometrocolpos | hydrometrocolpos distension of the vagina and uterus by fluid other than blood or pus — Wiktionary |
| rhinotomy | rhinotomy surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| abscess | abscess symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue — Princeton's WordNet |
| suppuration | festering, suppuration, maturation (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| festering | festering, suppuration, maturation (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| darier's disease | keratosis follicularis, Darier's disease a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus) — Princeton's WordNet |
| keratosis follicularis | keratosis follicularis, Darier's disease a rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus) — Princeton's WordNet |
| maturation | festering, suppuration, maturation (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| papule | papule A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on skin; similar in appearance to a pimple, without containing pus. — Wiktionary |
| quinsy | quinsy, peritonsillar abscess a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis — Princeton's WordNet |
| myringotomy | myringotomy surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear) — Princeton's WordNet |
| peritonsillar abscess | quinsy, peritonsillar abscess a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis — Princeton's WordNet |
| Suppurate | Suppurate to generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates — Webster Dictionary |
| suppurative | suppurative Causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus. — Wiktionary |
| atter | atter Pus, corrupt or morbid matter from a sore or wound. — Wiktionary |
| putrefy | putrefy To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance. — Wiktionary |
| pyuria | pyuria The presence of pus in the urine. — Wiktionary |
| Mucopurulent | Mucopurulent having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus — Webster Dictionary |
| Run | Run to discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs — Webster Dictionary |
| Pyoxanthose | Pyoxanthose a greenish yellow crystalline coloring matter found with pyocyanin in pus — Webster Dictionary |
| myeloperoxidase | myeloperoxidase A peroxidase enzyme most abundantly present in neutrophil granulocytes, responsible for the greenish colour of pus and mucus. — Wiktionary |
| actinomycosis | actinomycosis disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses — Princeton's WordNet |
| suppurate | suppurate To cause to generate pus. — Wiktionary |
| laudable | laudable Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. — Wiktionary |
| pyocyanase | pyocyanase a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus — Princeton's WordNet |
| empyema | empyema A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity). — Wiktionary |
| discharge | discharge (uncountable) pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology — Wiktionary |
| pock | pock A pus filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. — Wiktionary |
| empyema | empyema a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity) — Princeton's WordNet |
| Digest | Digest to suppurate; to generate pus, as an ulcer — Webster Dictionary |
| Matter | Matter to form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate — Webster Dictionary |
| Apostemate | Apostemate to form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus — Webster Dictionary |
| Pyuria | Pyuria a morbid condition in which pus is discharged in the urine — Webster Dictionary |
| abscess | abscess A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. — Wiktionary |
| hypopyon | hypopyon Collection of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye. — Wiktionary |
| Pyopneumothorax | Pyopneumothorax accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity — Webster Dictionary |
| Fester | Fester to generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers — Webster Dictionary |
| Pustule | Pustule a vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus — Webster Dictionary |
| carbuncle | carbuncle An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection. — Wiktionary |
| pimple | pimple An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus. — Wiktionary |
| Globule | Globule a minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc — Webster Dictionary |
| Sinus | Sinus a narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice — Webster Dictionary |
| Suppuration | Suppuration A pathologic process consisting in the formation of pus. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Pyin | Pyin an albuminoid constituent of pus, related to mucin, possibly a mixture of substances rather than a single body — Webster Dictionary |
| Empyema | Empyema Presence of pus in a hollow organ or body cavity. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Laudable | Laudable healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus — Webster Dictionary |
| Suppurate | Suppurate to cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore — Webster Dictionary |
| Boil | Boil a hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core — Webster Dictionary |
| Digest | Digest to dispose to suppurate, or generate healthy pus, as an ulcer or wound — Webster Dictionary |
| sputum | sputum Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus. — Wiktionary |
| Imposthume | Imposthume a collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess — Webster Dictionary |
| Drainage | Drainage the act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc — Webster Dictionary |
| Crust | Crust a hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or pus, occurring upon the surface of the body — Webster Dictionary |
| quinsy | quinsy A painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever. — Wiktionary |
| myringotomy | myringotomy The surgical procedure of making a tiny incision in the eardrum, to relieve pressure caused by the excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus. — Wiktionary |
| Matter | Matter substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance — Webster Dictionary |
| Gather | Gather to concentrate; to come to a head, as a sore, and generate pus; as, a boil has gathered — Webster Dictionary |
| Empyema | Empyema a collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of the body, especially that of the pleura — Webster Dictionary |
| Pyocyanin | Pyocyanin a blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores, supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of bacterium (Bacillus pyocyaneus) — Webster Dictionary |
| issue | issue An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part. — Wiktionary |
| corpuscle | corpuscle A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. — Wiktionary |
| Abscess | Abscess a collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process — Webster Dictionary |
| Paracentesis | Paracentesis the perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping — Webster Dictionary |
| Pyometra | Pyometra An accumulation of PUS in the uterine cavity (UTERUS). Pyometra generally indicates the presence of infections. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Issue | Issue an artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part — Webster Dictionary |
| Liver Abscess | Liver Abscess Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Lung Abscess | Lung Abscess Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the lung parenchyma as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| dysentery | dysentery A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, low volume of diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces. — Wiktionary |
| Maturation | Maturation the process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter — Webster Dictionary |
| Liver Abscess, Amebic | Liver Abscess, Amebic Single or multiple areas of PUS due to infection by any ameboid protozoa (AMEBIASIS). A common form is caused by the ingestion of ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Cupping | Cupping the operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also, sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess — Webster Dictionary |
| Corpuscle | Corpuscle a protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. See Blood — Webster Dictionary |
| Sputum | Sputum Material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated via the mouth. It contains MUCUS, cellular debris, and microorganisms. It may also contain blood or pus. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Psoas Abscess | Psoas Abscess Abscess of the PSOAS MUSCLES resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Propionibacterium acnes | Propionibacterium acnes A bacteria isolated from normal skin, intestinal contents, wounds, blood, pus, and soft tissue abscesses. It is a common contaminant of clinical specimens, presumably from the skin of patients or attendants. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Liver Abscess, Pyogenic | Liver Abscess, Pyogenic Single or multiple areas of PUS due to bacterial infection within the hepatic parenchyma. It can be caused by a variety of BACTERIA, local or disseminated from infections elsewhere such as in APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; PERITONITIS; and after LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Ulcer | Ulcer 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 originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues — Webster Dictionary |
| Uveitis, Suppurative | Uveitis, Suppurative Intraocular infection caused mainly by pus-producing bacteria and rarely by fungi. The infection may be caused by an injury or surgical wound (exogenous) or by endogenous septic emboli in such diseases as bacterial endocarditis or meningococcemia. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Periapical Abscess | Periapical Abscess Acute or chronic inflammation of tissues surrounding the apical portion of a tooth, associated with the collection of pus, resulting from infection following pulp infection through a carious lesion or as a result of an injury causing pulp necrosis. (Dorland, 27th ed) — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Pyonephrosis | Pyonephrosis Distention of KIDNEY with the presence of PUS and suppurative destruction of the renal parenchyma. It is often associated with renal obstruction and can lead to total or nearly total loss of renal function. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion | Receptors, Leukocyte-Adhesion Family of proteins associated with the capacity of LEUKOCYTES to adhere to each other and to certain substrata, e.g., the C3bi component of complement. Members of this family are the LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN-1; (LFA-1), the MACROPHAGE-1 ANTIGEN; (Mac-1), and the INTEGRIN ALPHAXBETA2 or p150,95 leukocyte adhesion protein. They all share a common beta-subunit which is the CD18 antigen. All three of the above antigens are absent in inherited LEUKOCYTE-ADHESION DEFICIENCY SYNDROME, which is characterized by recurrent bacterial infections, impaired pus formation, and wound healing as well as abnormalities in a wide spectrum of adherence-dependent functions of granulocytes, monocytes, and lymphoid cells. — U.S. National Library of Medicine |