Vomica

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Profuse expectoration of putrid matter.
  • n. An abnormal pus-containing cavity, usually in a lung, caused by deterioration of tissue.
  • n. The pus contained in such a cavity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An abscess cavity in the lungs or any other parenchymal organ.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An abscess cavity in the lungs.
  • n. An abscess in any other parenchymatous organ.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medicine, a cavity in the lung, resulting from a pathological process, and containing pus.
  • Word Usage
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