pus

(pus)

noun

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

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

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noun

A generally viscous, yellowish-white fluid formed in infected tissue, consisting of white blood cells, cellular debris, and necrotic tissue.

Origin:

Origin: Latin pūs; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots

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