hypopyon

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

noun

Ophthalmology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypopyon¹

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

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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