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pus

USPUS/pʌs/

Verbpusses, pussing, pussed

2 meanings of pus

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    A yellow or whitish substance, made of dead white blood cells and germs, found where the body is infected.

    The nurse gently cleaned the pus from the cut on his knee.

    If you see pus around a cut, you should see a doctor.

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  2. 2
    verbrareintransitive
    To let out pus.

    If the cut starts to pus, put on a clean bandage.

    His blister began pussing after a few days.

    Similarfester, weep, suppurate

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Origin

It comes from the Latin word pūs.