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hypopyon

[ hahy-poh-pee-on, hi- ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.
  1. an effusion of pus into the anterior chamber of the eye.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypopyon1

1650–60; hypo- + Greek pýon pus, discharge from a sore
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Example Sentences

An exudation in this situation tends naturally to gravitate to the most dependent part, and, in the case of blood or pus, is known as kyphaema or hypopyon.

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