CORRUPTION

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 18

n. Ko2r-u8p's hu3n. Gr., 9opd. Lat., corruptio. Fr., c. Ger., Verderbni (1st def.). 1. The act or proce of corrupting, of tainting, of spoiling: also the state of being corrupted. 2. A popular term for pus. [L.] [s. 419]