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51sinus — sinuslike, adj. /suy neuhs/, n., pl. sinuses. 1. a curve; bend. 2. a curving part or recess. 3. Anat. a. any of various cavities, recesses, or passages, as a hollow in a bone, or a reservoir or channel for venous blood. b. one of the hollow… …
52suppurate — /sup yeuh rayt /, v.i., suppurated, suppurating. to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate. [1555 65; < L suppuratus (ptp. of suppurare), equiv. to sup SUP + pur (s. of pus) PUS + atus ATE1] * * * …
53suppuration — /sup yeuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the process of suppurating. 2. the matter produced by suppuration; pus. [1535 45; < L suppuration (s. of suppuratio) a forming of pus. See SUPPURATE, ION] * * * …
54suppurative — /sup yeuh ray tiv/, adj. 1. suppurating; characterized by suppuration. 2. promoting suppuration. n. 3. a medicine or application that promotes suppuration. [1535 45; < ML suppurativus. See SUPPURATE, IVE] * * * …
55Embolism — The obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or a blood clot blocking the vessel. Something travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a vessel and plugs it. Foreign substances that can cause embolism include an air bubble, amniotic… …
56Suppurate — To form or discharge pus. The adjective is suppurative, as in suppurative arthritis. The noun, rarely used today, is suppuration. From the Latin puris = pus. * * * To form pus. [L. sup puro (subp ), pp. atus, to form pus (pur), pus] * * *… …
57blastomycosis — A chronic granulomatous and suppurative disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis; originates as a respiratory infection and disseminates, usually with pulmonary, osseous, and/or cutaneous involvement predominating. Formerly called North… …
58empyocele — A suppurating hydrocele; a collection of pus in the scrotum. [G. en, in, + pyon, pus, + kele, tumor] * * * em·pyo·cele (emґpi o sēl) [Gr. empyein to suppurate + cele1] a collection of pus at the umbilicus …
59fester — 1. To form pus or putrefy. 2. To make inflamed. [L. fistula] * * * fes·ter fes tər n a suppurating sore: PUSTULE fester vi, fes·tered; fes·ter·ing t(ə )riŋ to generate pus * * * fes·ter (fesґtər) to suppurate superficially …
60issue — Archaic term for a discharge of pus, blood, or other matter. [Fr. a going out] nature nurture i. a controversy concerning the relative importance of heredity (nature) and environment (nurture) in various aspects of individual development, such as …
