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  • noun Collection of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye.

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Examples

  • If the ulcer is treated correctly, the hypopyon will often clear up by itself.

    Chapter 23 1993

  • Total sign score included the sums of posterior synechiae, hypopyon, limbal injection, peripheral anterior synechiae, AC flare, AC cell and keratic precipitate grades.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

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