单词 | pus-formation |
释义 | > as lemmaspus-formation C2. Objective, as pus-formation, pus-former; pus-containing, pus-forming, pus-producing, etc., adjs. ΚΠ 1849 Lancet 19 May 526/1 The original seat of pain and of pus-formation must have been carried downwards. 1868 W. Aitken Sci. & Pract. Med. II. 291 Even in the most acute pus-forming or false-membrane-forming meningitis, headache may be entirely absent. 1915 W. Osler Sci. & War 35 Of the germs blown into wounds from the soil and clothing and skin the pus-formers are the most numerous and most important. 1964 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xv. 253 As the infection spreads, the tissues, even bone, are eroded and replaced by fibrous tissue which itself is riddled with pus-containing sinuses. 1996 Woman's Day (Sydney) 10 June 73/1 Most cases [of meningitis] are caused by a small group of viruses and pus-producing bacteria. < as lemmas |
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