vomica

1. Profuse expectoration of putrid matter.
2. 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.]

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.

Pl. vomicae [L.]
1. the profuse and sudden expectoration of pus and putrescent matter.
2. an abnormal cavity in an organ, especially in the lung, caused by suppuration and the breaking down of tissue.