pus
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Definition of pus
: a thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (such as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria)
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Logan and his girlfriend Chloe Bennet headed to the queen of zits to rid him of a back protrusion filled with pus. — Seventeen, "Dr. Pimple Popper Dug a Hardened Cyst Out of Logan Paul's Back and It Looks Like Goat Cheese," 26 Sep. 2018 While the first video shows more pus, oil, and blood than most would like to ever see, the second video presents the real kicker. — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, "This 20-Minute Pimple Popping Video Will Give You Nightmares," 18 June 2018 Tune in next week for a whole new episode, and a whole lot more pus. — refinery29.com, "The First Episode Of Dr. Pimple Popper Is A Popaholic's Dream Come True," 12 July 2018 This was confirmed during surgery when doctors discovered her womb had started filling with pus, and her lungs, kidneys and liver were in the early stages of failure. — Fox News, "Emotional moment mom meets her baby for first time after she went into septic shock during labor," 10 July 2018 In another, a patient’s chest drain, a tube used to remove air, fluid or pus from the thorax, was dislodged. — The Economist, "Hospitals are learning from industry how to cut medical errors," 28 June 2018 The researchers discovered that people generally rated infected wounds producing pus as most disgusting. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Feeling disgust helps us stay healthy, study says," 4 June 2018 Prescott's daughter suffered a nasty, red burn with an oozing, yellow pus center on her arm. — Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "Huey P. Long Bridge to close early Saturday for race," 10 May 2018 The sacs can fill with fluid or pus, causing a cough, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing, the Mayo Clinic says. — Korin Miller, SELF, "9 Causes of That Random Chest Pain," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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English Language Learners Definition of pus
medical : a thick, yellowish substance that is produced when a part of the body or a wound becomes infected
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Kids Definition of pus
: a thick yellowish substance that is produced when a part of the body or a wound becomes infected
pus
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Medical Definition of pus
: a thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (as bacteria)
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