puriform

puriform
Resembling pus. [L. pus (pur-), pus, + forma, form]

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pu·ri·form (puґrĭ-form) [L. pus, gen. puris pus + form] resembling pus; called also puruloid and pyoid.

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  • Puriform — Pu ri*form (p[=u] r[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. pus, puris, pus + form: cf. F. puriforme.] (Med.) In the form of pus. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • puriform — PURIFÓRM, Ă adj. cu aspect purulent. (< fr. puriforme) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • puriform — ˈpyu̇rəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: Latin pur pus pus + English iform : constituting or resembling pus a puriform discharge : purulent …   Useful english dictionary

  • puriform — /pyoor euh fawrm /, adj. Pathol. resembling pus; purulent. [1790 1800; < L pur (s. of pus) PUS + I + FORM] * * * …   Universalium

  • puriform — puri|fọrm [zu ↑Pus u. lat. forma = Gestalt, Form]: eiterähnlich, eiterartig. puri|fọrme E̲i̲nschmelzung: ↑Autolyse (z. B. eines Thrombus) zu einer eiterähnlichen, flüssigen Masse …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • puriform — pu|ri|form <zu lat. pus, Gen. puris (vgl. ↑Pus) u. ↑...form> eiterähnlich, eiterartig (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • puriform — adj. resembling pus, similar to pus …   English contemporary dictionary

  • puriform — pu·ri·form …   English syllables

  • puriform —   a. like pus …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Epispastic — Ep i*spas tic, n. (Med.) An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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