Meaning Of The Word Pus

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pus
uncountable noun: Pus is a thick yellowish liquid that forms in wounds when they are infected.

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

pus in British English
noun: the yellow or greenish fluid product of inflammation, composed largely of dead leucocytes, exuded plasma, and liquefied tissue cells

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