Medical Definition of Seropus
1. Purulent serum, i.e., pus largely diluted with serum. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seropus
Literary usage of Seropus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology by William Allen Pusey (1917)
"They may contain serum, seropus, pus, or blood. Their maximum sixe is indefinite.
Spontaneous bullae may be as large as a goose egg, and traumatic bullae ..."
2. Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease: A Text-book for by Augustus Caillé (1906)
"Chylous effusion has been observed and mistaken for pus. The upper layers may
consist of seropus, the lower layers of thick creamy pus; ..."
3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"The leg was moderately swollen, an inch and a half above the external malleolus
was a fistulous opening discharging seropus. The probe proved the presence ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"A large quantity of seropus was present in the pelvis. Thorough investigation
revealed no primary focus. The peritoneal fluid on examination showed a ..."
5. Infections of the Hand: A Guide to the Surgical Treatment of Acute and by Allen Buckner Kanavel (1914)
"... whatever in the local lesion, which remained stationary, discharging daily
large quantities of seropus, necessitating copious aseptic dressings. ..."
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