Pus
noun
A thick fluid produced in infected tissue, typically yellowish and made of white blood cells, dead tissue, and bacteria.
The wound was oozing pus, a sign of infection.
Often appears as...
- pus-filled
- pus oozing
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A thick fluid produced in infected tissue, typically yellowish and made of white blood cells, dead tissue, and bacteria.
The wound was oozing pus, a sign of infection.
Often appears as...
- pus-filled
- pus oozing
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Pus indicates a body's reaction to infection. It's a medical term and shows something's wrong.
When I saw pus in the bandage, I knew it was time to see a doctor.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid in Food
Never use 'pus' to describe food; it suggests contamination and can cause disgust.
Avoid saying the cheese looks like pus; it's very off-putting.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Sensitive
Use 'pus' mainly in medical or health contexts; elsewhere, it can be inappropriate or graphic.
Discussing pus during a meal can be seen as bad manners.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Pus indicates a body's reaction to infection. It's a medical term and shows something's wrong.
When I saw pus in the bandage, I knew it was time to see a doctor.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid in Food
Never use 'pus' to describe food; it suggests contamination and can cause disgust.
Avoid saying the cheese looks like pus; it's very off-putting.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Sensitive
Use 'pus' mainly in medical or health contexts; elsewhere, it can be inappropriate or graphic.
Discussing pus during a meal can be seen as bad manners.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Condition
Pus indicates a body's reaction to infection. It's a medical term and shows something's wrong.
When I saw pus in the bandage, I knew it was time to see a doctor.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid in Food
Never use 'pus' to describe food; it suggests contamination and can cause disgust.
Avoid saying the cheese looks like pus; it's very off-putting.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Sensitive
Use 'pus' mainly in medical or health contexts; elsewhere, it can be inappropriate or graphic.
Discussing pus during a meal can be seen as bad manners.
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Vampire Moths Discovered...
provide a nutritional boost to young larvae that feed on leaf rich but sodium poor diets she also notes that some researchers hypothesized blood feeding evolved from animal related behaviors such as feeding on tears dung and pus
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The twins who tricked...
arrived to issue another challenge. Knowing what had happened to their fathers, the twins nevertheless answered the call, trekking through deep caverns and across rivers filled with scorpions, blood, and pus,
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Maryn McKenna: What do...
who was so ravaged by infection that his scalp oozed pus and doctors had to take out an eye, was infected by doing something very simple. He walked into his garden and scratched his face on a thorn.
Video examples
Vampire Moths Discovered...
provide a nutritional boost to young larvae that feed on leaf rich but sodium poor diets she also notes that some researchers hypothesized blood feeding evolved from animal related behaviors such as feeding on tears dung and pus
Video examples
The twins who tricked...
arrived to issue another challenge. Knowing what had happened to their fathers, the twins nevertheless answered the call, trekking through deep caverns and across rivers filled with scorpions, blood, and pus,
Video examples
Maryn McKenna: What do...
who was so ravaged by infection that his scalp oozed pus and doctors had to take out an eye, was infected by doing something very simple. He walked into his garden and scratched his face on a thorn.
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