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views updated May 14 2018pus Yellowish fluid forming as a result of bacterial infection. It comprises blood serum,
leucocytes, dead tissue and living and dead
bacteria. An
abscess is a pus-filled cavity.
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views updated May 18 2018pus (pus) n. a thick yellowish or greenish liquid formed at the site of an established infection. Pus contains dead white blood cells, both living and dead bacteria, and fragments of dead tissue. See also
mucopus,
seropus.
A Dictionary of Nursing
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views updated May 21 2018pus / pəs/ •
n. a thick yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infected tissue, consisting of dead white blood cells and bacteria with tissue debris and serum.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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views updated May 14 2018 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD