pus

[ puhs ]
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noun
  1. a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.

Origin of pus

1
1535–45; <Latin; akin to Greek pýon pus. See pyo-

Other words from pus

  • puslike, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pus

pus

/ (pʌs) /


noun
  1. the yellow or greenish fluid product of inflammation, composed largely of dead leucocytes, exuded plasma, and liquefied tissue cells

Origin of pus

1
C16: from Latin pūs; related to Greek puon pus

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Scientific definitions for pus

pus

[ pŭs ]


  1. A thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms in infected body tissues, consisting of white blood cells, dead tissue, and cellular debris.

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