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vom⋅i⋅ca

  [vom-i-kuh]
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–noun, plural -i⋅cae  [-uh-see] . Pathology.
1. a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
2. the pus content of such a cavity.
Origin:
1565–75; < L: a boil, ulcer, equiv. to vom(ere) to discharge (see vomit ) + -ica, fem. of -icus -ic
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vom·i·ca   (vŏm'ĭ-kə)   
n.   pl. vom·i·cae (-sē')

  1. Profuse expectoration of putrid matter.

    1. An abnormal pus-containing cavity, usually in a lung, caused by deterioration of tissue.

    2. The pus contained in such a cavity.


[Latin, gathering of pus, ulcer, from vomere, to vomit, discharge; see vomit.]
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Main Entry: vomica
—see NUX VOMICA
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vomica vom·i·ca (vŏm'ĭ-kə)
n.

  1. Profuse expectoration of putrid matter.

  2. An abnormal pus-containing cavity, usually in a lung, caused by deterioration of tissue.

  3. The pus contained in such a cavity.

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