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pus (pus)

noun

the usually yellowish-white liquid matter produced in certain infections, consisting of bacteria, white corpuscles, serum, etc.

Etymology: L < IE base *pū-, *pu-, to rot, stink (prob. orig. echoic of cry of disgust) > foul, Gr pyon, pus, L putridus, putrid

pus Synonyms

pus

n.

purulence, discharge, fluid; see matter 5.

pus Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • ear: Doctors treating chronic otitis media ( or glue ear ) often puncture the eardrum on purpose to drain pus from the middle ear.

Converse of object

  • ooze: Her skin is open, pink and raw, oozing pus.
  • drain: This involves having a tube placed in your abdomen to drain any pus from the abscess.
  • discharge: These tend to rupture either to the outside or into the back of the throat and discharge thick yellow pus.
  • contain: The abscess is actually a cavity under the skin, filled with many little ' walls ' that contain the pus.
  • produce: In fact, you'll be doing the mental equivalent of sticking a Band-Aid over a boil that is producing pus.
  • have: Do call your doctor if you have pus coming from your rash.

Adjective modifier

  • yellow: Occasionally blisters become infected, and are filled with yellow pus.
  • white: Due to the way it is now pointing, you'll get a little jet of white pus that shoots up against your fingernail.
  • large: These could also develop into large pus filled sacs found primarily under the armpits and in the groin.
  • thick: These tend to rupture either to the outside or into the back of the throat and discharge thick yellow pus.
  • e.g.: Antibiotic treatment is recommended if there is evidence of infection ( e.g. pus ).

Modifies a noun

  • cell: This means that milk containing 400 million pus cells per liter can be sold legally for human consumption.
  • formation: The dead and dying cells contribute to pus formation.
  • atients: LU pus P atients U nderstanding & S upport make no endorsements of any products or services.
  • P: LU pus P atients U nderstanding & S upport make no endorsements of any products or services.
  • sample: None of the 43 pus samples analyzed contained P. anaerobius DNA.
  • aspirate: None of the 60 pus aspirates analyzed was positive for Peptostreptococcus magnus DNA.

Preposition: in

  • foot: How can ' pus in the foot ' be treated?
  • cavity: Abscess: A localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the decay of diseased tissues.