n. [ Gr. &unr_; pus + &unr_; dark blue. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores, supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of bacterium (Bacillus pyocyaneus). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; pus + root of
a. [ Gr. &unr_; pus + --oid. ] (Med.) Of or pertaining to pus; of the nature of, or like, pus. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pyoid corpuscles (Med.),
n. [ Gr. &unr_; pus + E. pneumothorax. ] (Med.) Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The magpie. See Piet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; pus + &unr_; yellow. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A greenish yellow crystalline coloring matter found with pyocyanin in pus. [ 1913 Webster ]