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alike, but especially irritates isolated portions and 

 gives rise to the formation of pustules. Croton-oil 

 and tartar emetic are examples. 



Pustular ( pus' '-tu-lar) \_pustula, pustule]. Pertain- 

 taining to or characterized by pustules. In biology, 

 a term descriptive of a surface which has blister-like 

 elevations. P. Grease. See Horsepox. 



Pustulate (pus' -tu-ldt) \_pustulare, to blister]. I. 

 To form pustules. 2. Same as Pustular. 



Pustulation (pus-tu-la' '-shun) [pustula, pustule]. A 

 condition marked by the formation of pustules. 



Pustulatous (pus' ' -tu-lat-us). Same as Pustular. 



Pustule (pus' -till) [pustula, pustule]. A vesicle or 

 bleb containing pus. It is always of inflammatory 

 origin, of a yellowish color, and has, as a rule, a red 

 areola, sometimes with induration. P., Malignant. 

 See Pustula maligna. 



Pustuliform (pus'-tu-liform) [pustula, pustule; forma, 

 form]. Resembling a pustule. 



Pustulocrustaceous ( pus-tu-lo-krus-ta'-se-us) [pus- 

 tula, pustule; crusta, crust]. Pustulous, and also 

 covered with crusts, or scabs. 



Pustulose (pus'-tu-loz). Same as Pustular. 



Pustulose, Pustulous (pus'-tu-loz, pus' -tu-lus) [pus- 

 tula, pustule]. Characterized by pustules. 



Pusu\a.( pus' -u-lah) [L.]. I. Pustule. 2. Erysipelas. 



Putamen (pu-ta'-men) [ putamen, husk: pi., Puta- 

 mina~\ . 1. The lateral or darker part of the lenticular 

 nucleus of the brain. 2. In biology : [a) the stone 

 of a drupe, or shell of a nut ; (b) the soft or inner 

 shell of an egg. 



Putaminous {pu-tam' '-in-us) [putamen, husk]. Per- 

 taining to the membrana putaminis. 



Putchuk (put'-chuk) [India]. The costus root ; the 

 root of Saussurea lappa, a composite plant of India. 

 In that country and China it is extensively used in 

 medicine. It is a stimulant and aromatic tonic. Also 

 the root of Aristolochia recurvilabra, an Asiatic plant ; 

 useful as an emmenagogue, diuretic, tonic, and stimu- 

 lant. Unof. 



Putrefacient {pu-tre-fa'-se-ent) [putridus, putrid; 

 facere, to make]. I. Causing putrefaction. 2. An 

 agent that causes putrefaction. 



Putrefaction (pu- tre -fak'- shun) [putridus, rotten; 

 facere, to make]. The decomposition of nitrogenous 

 organic matter under the influence of microorganisms, 

 and accompanied by the development of disagreeable 

 odors, due to the evolution of ammonia and hydrogen 

 sulphid. 



Putrefactive ( pu-tre-fak' '-tiv)[ putridus, putrid ; facere, 

 to make]. Pertaining to or causing putrefaction. 



Putrefy (pu'-tre-fi) [putrefacere, to putrefy]. To 

 render putrid. 



Putrescence (pu-tres' -ens) [putrescere, to become 

 rotten]. The state or process of putrefaction. 



Putrescent (pu-tres' '-ent ) [putrescere, Kq become rotten] . 

 Undergoing putrefaction. 



Putrescin {pu-tres' -■•n) [putrescere, to become rotten], 

 C 4 H,,N ? . A poisonous ptomain. It is a clear, 

 rather thin liquid of a disagreeable odor, boiling at 

 I56°-I57° C. See Ptomains, Table of. 



Putrid (pu'-lrid) [putridus, rotten]. Rotten; having 

 undergone putrefaction. P. Fever. Synonym of 

 Typhus Fever, <j. v. P. Infection, pyemia due to in- 

 fection from a gangrenous focus. P. Pleurisy. See 

 Pleurisy, Ichorous. P. Sore-mouth. See Stomatitis, 

 Ulcerative. P. Sore-throat. See Pharyngitis, Gan-. 

 grenous. 



Putridity ( pu-trid'-it-e) \_putridus, rotten]. The 



quality or state of being putrid ; putrid material. 

 Putrilage (pu-tril-ahzh') [putris, rotten]. Putrescent 

 or gangrenous material. 



Putty (put'-e) [OF., potee, brass]. A pasty, inelast- 



substance usually made from whiting and linseed-oi 



and hardening on exposure to the air. P., Horsley', 



a mixture of white and yellow wax, vaselin, and cat 



bolic acid, used to check bleeding from the vessels c 



cut bone. 

 Pyaemia (pi-e'-me-ah). See Pyemia. 

 Pyapostasis {pi-ap-os' -tas-is) [irvov, pus ; d-oarac: 



a standing off]. Metastasis of pus. 

 Pyarthrosis (pi-ar- thro' -sis) [ttvov, pus; apOpov, joint 



Suppuration of a joint. 

 Pyaulacomele (pi-aw-lak-om' '-el-e) [ttvov, pus ; av/c 



furrow ; f.u//.t], probe]. A grooved probe used in e 



ploring for pus. 

 Pycnicmasia, Pycnicmasis {pik-nik-ma' -zc-ah, pi. 



nik' -mas-is) [ttvkvoc, injuag, moisture]. A thickenit 



of the bodily fluids. 

 Pycnid, Pycnide (pik'-nid). Same as Pycnidium. i 

 Pycnidiophore (pik-nid' -e-o-for) [ttvkvoc, thic 



to bear]. In biology, a compound sporophore bearitj 



pycnidia. 

 Pycnidiospore {pik-nid' -e-o-spor). Same as Styt 



spore. 

 Pycnidium {pik-nid' -e-um) [ttvkvoc, thick, den* 



Idiov, dim. : //., Pycnidia\ In biology, are produ 



tive body resembling a perithecium, found in certi 



fungi {Ascomycetes). Pycnidia arise interstitially 1 i 



mycelial hyphae, and consist of a wall of several layei 



from the inner surface of which there conv< 

 . of cells producing successively (terminally and late) 



ally) pycnospores (Bennett and Murray). 

 Pycnocardia (pik-no-kar' -de-ah ) [ttvkvoc , solid ; Kapdi I 



heart]. See Tachycardia. 

 Pycnocephalous {pik-no-sef -al-us) [ttvkvoc, thick 



KEtyaAr], head]. Thick-headed. 

 Pycnoconidium {pik-no-ko-nid' -e-um) [ttvkv6c, thic-- 



kovoc, dust; idiov, dim.: pi. , Pycnoconidia\ & 



Pycnospore. 

 Pycnogonidium {pik-no-go-nid'-e-um) [itvKvoq , thic 



yovi], generation ; idiov, dim.: pi. , Pycnogonidia"]. S«| 



Pycnospore. 

 Pycnometer {pik-nom' -et-er) \ttvkv6q, thick ; j 



measure]. A specific-gravity bottle, or a small, lig! 



flask of known weight. 

 Pycnophrasia (pik-no-fra'-ze-ah)\jzvKvdr, thick; <ppdo 



speech] . Thickness of speech. 

 Pycnosis (pik-no'-sis) [rrv/cvdr, thick]. Thickening. 



inspissation. 

 Pycnospore {pik'-no-spor) [nvuvoc, closi 



seed]. In biology, De Bary's term for the styfc 



spores produced in the pycnidia of the 

 Pycnotic {pik-not'-ik) [nvuvdc, thick]. Pertaining 



pycnosis. 

 Pyecchysis (pi-ek'-is-is) [ttvov, pus ; t/cjtwc , effusioi 



Effusion of pus. 

 Pyedema, Pycedema {pi-e-de'-mah)\_~vov. pi 



edema]. Edema due to purulent infiltration. 

 Pyelitic ( pi-el-it' -ik) [nveAoc, trough ; itic , inflafl 



tion]. Relating to or affected with pyelitis. 

 Pyelitis ( pi-el- i'-tis) \_7vi>eloc t a trough ; inc. intlan 



tion]. Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney. 



may be due to the mechanical irritation of calculi, 01 



tumors, animal parasites, tubercles, etc., or il 



in the course of acute specific fevers, or, perhaps m< 



commonly, is secondary to diseases ot tin- 1 

 It is marked by pain and tenderness in tin- h 



regions, and the presence in the urine ot alba 



mucus, epithelial cells from the pelvis of tin' Id 

 and pus-corpuscles in large amount. The unw 



generally acid. Blood is also frequently son in 



urine. Gradually a swelling or tumor appears in 



lumbar region, dull on percussion and slightly Bud 



