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pus


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

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

Rhymes with PUS

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

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