| pursuit | 1. The act of following or going after; especially, a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy. "Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit." (Shak) 2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure. 3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit. 4. Prosecution. "That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court. <geometry>" (Fuller) Curve of pursuit, a curve described by a point which is at each instant moving towards a second point, which is itself moving according to some specified law. Origin: F. Poursuite, fr. Poursuivre. See Pursue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pursuit, smooth | Eye movements that are slow, continuous, and conjugate and occur when a fixed object is moved slowly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pursy | Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering; as, pursy insolence. "Pursy important he sat him down." (Sir W. Scot) Origin: OF. Pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. Pousser to push, thrust, heave, OF. Also poulser: cf. F. Pousse the heaves, asthma. See Push. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Purtscher | Otmar, German ophthalmologist, 1852-1927. See: Purtscher's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Purtscher's disease | Transient traumatic retinal angiopathy due to a sudden rise in venous pressure, as in compression of the body from seat belt injury; ocular fundi show large white patches associated with the retinal veins about the disk or macula, haemorrhages, and retinal oedema; thought to be due to fat embolism from bone marrow. Synonym: Purtscher's disease, transient retinopathy, traumatic retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Purtscher's retinopathy | Transient traumatic retinal angiopathy due to a sudden rise in venous pressure, as in compression of the body from seat belt injury; ocular fundi show large white patches associated with the retinal veins about the disk or macula, haemorrhages, and retinal oedema; thought to be due to fat embolism from bone marrow. Synonym: Purtscher's disease, transient retinopathy, traumatic retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulence | Purulency The condition of containing or forming pus. Origin: L. Purulentia, a festering, fr. Pus (pur-), pus (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulency | <medicine> The quality or state of being purulent; the generation of pus; also, the pus itself. Origin: L. Purulentia: cf. F. Purulence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| purulent | <microbiology> Consisting of or containing pus, associated with the formation of or caused by pus. Origin: L. Purulentus (18 Nov 1997) |
| purulent conjunctivitis | A violently acute inflammation of the conjunctiva, with copious pus and a marked tendency for corneal involvement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent cyclitis | Suppurative inflammation of the ciliary body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent encephalitis | Encephalitis of bacterial aetiology. Synonym: encephalitis pyogenica, purulent encephalitis, suppurative encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent inflammation | An acute exudative inflammation in which the accumulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes is sufficiently great that their enzymes cause liquefaction of the affected tissues, focally or diffusely; the purulent exudate is frequently termed pus, and consists of plasma and its constituents, end products of the enzymatic digestion of tissue, degenerated and necrotic cells and their debris, polymorphonuclear leukocytes and other white blood cells, the causal agent of the inflammation, etc. Synonym: suppurative inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent ophthalmia | Purulent conjunctivitis, usually of gonorrhoeal origin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent pericarditis | Pericarditis, usually bacterial, with pus in the sac. (05 Mar 2000) |