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pus

 (pŭs)
n.
A generally viscous, yellowish-white fluid formed in infected tissue, consisting of white blood cells, cellular debris, and necrotic tissue.
[Latin pūs; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]
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pus

(pʌs)
n
(Pathology) 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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pus

(pʌs)

n.
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.
[1535–45; < Latin; akin to Greek pýon pus]
pus′like`, adj.
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pus

(pŭs)
A thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms in infected body tissues. It consists mainly of dead white blood cells.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Pus - the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
Pansa
Hindu calendar - the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
Hindu calendar month - any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
2.pus - a fluid product of inflammation
sanies, suppuration, festering, ichor, purulence
bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body
gleet - a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

pus

noun matter, discharge, secretion, suppuration The area of the scar began to discharge pus.
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Translations
قَيْحقَيْح، صَديد
hnis
pusmaterie
puso
visvamärkämätä
पीबमवाद
gnoj
genny
gröftur
膿
고름
strutas
puroi
var
หนอง
mủ

pus

[pʌs] N → pus m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pus

[ˈpʌs] n → pus m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pus

n → Eiter m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pus

[pʌs] n → pus m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pus

(pas) noun
a thick, yellowish liquid that forms in infected wounds etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

pus

→ قَيْح hnis pus Eiter πύον pus visva pus gnoj pus 膿 고름 pus puss ropa pus гной var หนอง irin mủ 脓
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

pus

n. pus, excreción, fluido amarillento espeso que se forma por supuración;
___ discharge → supuración;
___ -like → purulento-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pus

n pus m
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