noun
pus
puhs
noun
1
A thick yellowish-white fluid made up of dead white blood cells and bacteria that forms at the site of an infection.
"The wound was oozing pus and needed to be cleaned."
"A doctor drained the pus from the abscess."
How to Use Pus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe gross yellowish fluid that collects in an infected wound or spot.
Common pairings
oozing pus
full of pus
drain the pus
Word Forms
pussed past tense, pura plural, pusses singular
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