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Webster 1913 Edition


Pus

Pus

,
Noun.
[L., akin to Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], and to E.
foul
: cf. F.
pus
. See
Foul
,
Adj.
]
(Med.)
The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pus

PUS

,
Noun.
[L.] The white or yellowish matter generated in ulcers and wounds in the process of healing.