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pus

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pus (noun)
  2. pak-a-pu (noun)

pus

noun \ˈpəs\

Definition of PUS

: thick opaque usually yellowish-white fluid matter formed by suppuration and composed of exudate containing white blood cells, tissue debris, and microorganisms
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Examples of PUS

  1. Pus oozed from the cat's injured ear.

Origin of PUS

Latin pur-, pus — more at foul
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with PUS

bus, buss, crus, cuss, fuss, muss, plus, Russ, suss, thus, truss, us

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