单词 | pyometra |
释义 | > as lemmaspyometra pyometra n. Brit. /ˌpʌɪə(ʊ)ˈmiːtrə/ , U.S. /ˌpaɪəˈmitrə/ [ < pyo- comb. form + ancient Greek μήτρα womb (see metro- comb. form3); compare earlier hydrometra n., physometra n.] the accumulation of pus within the uterus; an instance of this.ΚΠ 1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 635/2 Pyometra, a collection of pus in the uterus. 1860 T. H. Tanner On Signs & Dis. Pregnancy iii. 181 The collection..of pus—pyometra—in the [uterus]. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 1 Feb. 247/2 Some of the other isolates, such as those..from the pyometra and from the urine, may have had a similar origin. 1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. c. 597 Only one of four bitches with closed-cervix pyometra was treated successfully. < as lemmas |
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