pus
[ puhs ]
/ pʌs /
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.
Origin of pus
1535–45; < Latin; akin to Greek
pýon pus. See
pyo-
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British Dictionary definitions for pus
pus
/ (pʌs) /
noun
the yellow or greenish fluid product of inflammation, composed largely of dead leucocytes, exuded plasma, and liquefied tissue cells
Word Origin for pus
C16: from Latin
pūs; related to Greek
puon pus
Medical definitions for pus
pus
[ pŭs ]
n.
A generally viscous, yellowish-white fluid formed in infected tissue, consisting of white blood cells, cellular debris, and necrotic tissue.
Scientific definitions for pus
pus
[ pŭs ]
A thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms in infected body tissues, consisting of white blood cells, dead tissue, and cellular debris.