pus

American  

[puhs] / pʌs /

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.

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pus British  

/ pʌs /

noun

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

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pus Scientific  

/ 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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Other Word Forms

• puslike adjective

Etymology

Origin of pus

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

Example Sentences

Neutrophils are short-lived immune cells that respond aggressively to threats and are a major component of pus.

From Science Daily

My nail has gone, so has a lot of skin, and those doctors going "That is a lot of pus" is a memory that will haunt me for a long time.

From BBC

Common symptoms of mpox include a skin rash or lesions filled with pus, which can last from two to four weeks.

From BBC

All Awwal Musa's fingers were clawed and her legs discharged pus.

From BBC

As Ms Buhari spoke, she paused to wipe the pus oozing from her wound.

From BBC