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noun
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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| —n | |
| the yellow or greenish fluid product of inflammation, composed largely of dead leucocytes, exuded plasma, and liquefied tissue cells | |
| [C16: from Latin pūs; related to Greek puon pus] | |
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Word Origin & History
pus
1392, from L. pus "pus" (related to puter "rotten," see putrid), from PIE *pu- (cf. Skt. puyati "rots, stinks," putih "stinking, foul;" Gk. puon "discharge from a sore," pythein "to cause to rot;" Goth. fuls, O.E. ful "foul"), perhaps originally echoic of a natural exclamation of disgust.
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Medical Dictionary
pus (pŭs)
n.
A generally viscous, yellowish-white fluid formed in infected tissue, consisting of white blood cells, cellular debris, and necrotic tissue.
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pus  (pŭs) Pronunciation Key
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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