purulent matter
11Dead matter — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… …
12Live matter — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… …
13Upon the matter — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… …
14Upon the whole matter — Matter Mat ter, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[ e]re, fr. L. materia; perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira}, {Material}.] 1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of… …
15πυοειδέα — πυοειδής like purulent matter neut nom/voc/acc pl (epic ionic) πυοειδής like purulent matter masc/fem acc sg (epic ionic) …
16πυοειδές — πυοειδής like purulent matter masc/fem voc sg πυοειδής like purulent matter neut nom/voc/acc sg …
17fester — /fes teuhr/, v.i. 1. to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate. 2. to cause ulceration, as a foreign body in the flesh. 3. to putrefy or rot. 4. to rankle, as a feeling of resentment. v.t. 5. to cause to rankle: Malice festered his spirit …
18fester — /ˈfɛstə / (say festuh) verb (i) 1. to generate purulent matter; suppurate. 2. to cause ulceration, or rankle, as a foreign body in the flesh. 3. to putrefy or rot. 4. to rankle, as a feeling of resentment. 5. Colloquial to waste time when one is… …
19purulence — n 1. suppuration, pussiness, puru lency, festering, running, mattering, rankling; abscess, ulcer, ulceration, fester, gathering, Obs. apostem, Archaic. impostume; canker, lesion, chancre, chancroid, soft chancre, simple chancre; boil, blain,… …
20Aposteme — Ap os*teme, n. [L. apostema, Gr. ? the separation of corrupt matter into an ulcer, fr. ? to stand off: cf. F. apost[ e]me. See {Apostasy}.] (Med.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written corruptly {imposthume}.] [1913… …
