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Definition of Pyoid
1. a. Of or pertaining to pus; of the nature of, or like, pus.
Definition of Pyoid
1. Adjective. (medicine) Resembling or relating to pus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pyoid
1. puslike [adj] - See also: puslike
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyoid
Literary usage of Pyoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the ovaries: Their Diagnosis and Treatment by Spencer Wells (1873)
"They appear to be identical with the pyoid bodies of Lebert, or the exudative
cells (Exsudats' Zellen) ... In other respects they resemble the pyoid bodies. ..."
2. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use by Austin Flint (1881)
"Neumann calls the green yellow transformation pyoid, and the dark-red ... In the
pyoid alteration, which is the more common, the yellowish color becomes ..."
3. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use by Austin Flint, William Henry Welch (1886)
"There is less difference in the microscopical structure than the gross appearances
would suggest. In the pyoid alteration, which is the more common, ..."
4. A Treatise on the principles and practice of medicine: Designed for the Use by Austin Flint, Frederick Porteous Henry (1894)
"In the pyoid alteration, which is the more common, the yell<>wi-h color becomes
somewhat reddened by exposure to the air. The marrows of a soft, ..."
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