: a thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (such as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (such as bacteria)
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Pus oozed from the cat's injured ear.
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Contact with this pus can spread boils to other parts of your body and other people.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
These hydrocolloid stickers draw out pus and oil from pesky pimples.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Oct. 2024
Larger pimples that contain pus are called pustules.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
In pneumonia, one or both lungs are infected and may be filled with pus or fluid.19 Pleurisy occurs when the two thin layers of tissues that separate the lungs from the chest walls are inflamed, causing chest pain.20
Pneumonia can also cause stabbing or sharp pain on any side of the chest.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
These hydrocolloid stickers draw out pus and oil from pesky pimples.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Oct. 2024
Larger pimples that contain pus are called pustules.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
In pneumonia, one or both lungs are infected and may be filled with pus or fluid.19 Pleurisy occurs when the two thin layers of tissues that separate the lungs from the chest walls are inflamed, causing chest pain.20
Pneumonia can also cause stabbing or sharp pain on any side of the chest.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Pus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pus. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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pus
noun
: thick cloudy usually yellowish white fluid matter formed at a place of inflammation and infection (as an abscess) and containing white blood cells, tissue debris, and germs
Medical Definition
pus
noun
: a thick, opaque, usually yellowish-white, fluid matter that is formed as part of an inflammatory response typically associated with an infection and is composed of exudate chiefly containing dead white blood cells (as neutrophils), tissue debris, and pathogenic microorganisms (as bacteria)
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