puriform
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of puriform
Example Sentences
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These sometimes soften and break down into a puriform liquid, which may sometimes cause peritonitis by rupture into the peritoneal cavity.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Less commonly are found hemorrhagic infarctions, or small embolic patches advanced to various stages of disintegration, even to the formation of small puriform collections.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In other cases the substance of the glands softens, with the formation of a puriform liquid.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
He had humid asthma with incessant cough, which ended by causing him to eject thick yellow and puriform mucus.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
Probably the first thing that draws one's attention to it is the stench of the puriform discharge.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
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