Pus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pʌs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pus is a noun meaning (medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
Meaning
(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
More Meanings
- (rare) To emit pus.
Example Sentences
Pus was seeping out of the wound.
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Word Forms
- puss
- pusses
- pussing
- pussed
Synonyms for pus
Depending on context, synonyms include ichor, purulence, suppuration, sanies, festering.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include suppuration, purulence, sanies, ichor, festering, inoculable.
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