puro-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pūr- , pūs , -o- connective.

Etymology: < classical Latin pūr-, pūs pus n. + -o- connective. Compare pyo- comb. form.Attested from the first half of the 19th cent. in a small number of formations exemplified below. Combining with second elements ultimately of Greek and Latin origin.

Medicine.

Forming terms relating to pus. Cf. pyo- comb. form.

† puro-hepatitis n. Obsolete rare inflammation of the peritoneal covering and parenchyma of the liver.

ΚΠ

1833 G. H. Bell Treat. Dis. Liver ii. 43 These cases are, I think, sufficient to illustrate the obscure nature of the symptoms of puro-hepatitis.

purolymph n.

Brit.

/ˈpjʊərə(ʊ)lɪmf/

U.S.

/ˈpjʊrəˌlɪmf/

now rare or disused pus and lymph; seropurulent fluid.

ΚΠ

1855 T. W. Jones Princ. & Pract. Ophthalmic Med. & Surg. (ed. 2) vii. 401 The upper eyelid is still œdematous, and on examining its conjunctival surface, there is seen a large ulcerated spot, covered with yellow puro-lymph.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 497 There was greenish yellow puro-lymph along the vessels up to the vertex.

1920 Lancet 9 Oct. 746/2 The wound did well and the proptosis subsided completely, but the anterior chamber remained full of purolymph.

puro-mucous adj.

Brit.

/ˌpjʊərə(ʊ)ˈmjuːkəs/

U.S.

/ˌpjʊroʊˈmjukəs/

now rare = mucopurulent adj. at muco- comb. form .

ΚΠ

1830 W. Mackenzie Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye x. 333 The ophthalmia which attacked the British and French armies in Egypt was an atmospheric puro-mucous conjunctivitis.

1894 Lancet 10 Feb. 368/1 The danger of contagion is probably in proportion to the amount of puro-mucous secretion.

1904 L. W. Fox Dis. Eye 561 Blepharophthalmia.—Puromucous inflammation of the conjunctiva in its fully formed state.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puro-
释义	puro-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pūr- , pūs , -o- connective. Etymology: < classical Latin pūr-, pūs pus n. + -o- connective. Compare pyo- comb. form.Attested from the first half of the 19th cent. in a small number of formations exemplified below. Combining with second elements ultimately of Greek and Latin origin. Medicine. Forming terms relating to pus. Cf. pyo- comb. form. † puro-hepatitis n. Obsolete rare inflammation of the peritoneal covering and parenchyma of the liver. ΚΠ 1833 G. H. Bell Treat. Dis. Liver ii. 43 These cases are, I think, sufficient to illustrate the obscure nature of the symptoms of puro-hepatitis. purolymph n. Brit. /ˈpjʊərə(ʊ)lɪmf/ , U.S. /ˈpjʊrəˌlɪmf/ now rare or disused pus and lymph; seropurulent fluid. ΚΠ 1855 T. W. Jones Princ. & Pract. Ophthalmic Med. & Surg. (ed. 2) vii. 401 The upper eyelid is still œdematous, and on examining its conjunctival surface, there is seen a large ulcerated spot, covered with yellow puro-lymph. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 497 There was greenish yellow puro-lymph along the vessels up to the vertex. 1920 Lancet 9 Oct. 746/2 The wound did well and the proptosis subsided completely, but the anterior chamber remained full of purolymph. puro-mucous adj. Brit. /ˌpjʊərə(ʊ)ˈmjuːkəs/ , U.S. /ˌpjʊroʊˈmjukəs/ now rare = mucopurulent adj. at muco- comb. form . ΚΠ 1830 W. Mackenzie Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye x. 333 The ophthalmia which attacked the British and French armies in Egypt was an atmospheric puro-mucous conjunctivitis. 1894 Lancet 10 Feb. 368/1 The danger of contagion is probably in proportion to the amount of puro-mucous secretion. 1904 L. W. Fox Dis. Eye 561 Blepharophthalmia.—Puromucous inflammation of the conjunctiva in its fully formed state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1830
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