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vom•i•ca
(vom′i kə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -i•cae (-ə sē′).USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
- Pathologya cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
- Pathologythe pus content of such a cavity.
- Latin: a boil, ulcer, equivalent. to vom(ere) to discharge (see vomit) + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic
- 1565–75
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