Definition of pus Pus

/pʌˈs/ - [pus] - pus

We found 7 definitions of pus from 6 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: puses

pus - a fluid product of inflammation
  purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering
  bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humor, humour the liquid parts of the body
pus - the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
  Pansa
  hindu calendar month any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • pus (Noun)
    A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pus (a.)
    The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • pus
    A whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during inflammatory responses of the body that can be found in regions of pyogenic bacterial infections.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pus
    pus, n. a thick yellowish fluid exuded from inflamed tissues: that which has become putrid. [L. pus, puris, matter; akin to Gr. pyon.]

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