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hypopyon

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[hahy-poh-pee-on, hi-] / haɪˈpoʊ piˌɒn, hɪ- /

noun

Ophthalmology.

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

Etymology

Origin of hypopyon

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

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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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