PYOID

Etymology

Adjective

pyoid (comparative more pyoid, superlative most pyoid)

(medicine) Resembling or relating to pus.

Source: Wiktionary


Py"oid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Med.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to pus; of the nature of, or like, pus. Pyoid corpuscles (Med.), cells of a size larger than pus corpuscles, containing two or more of the latter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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