PUS

pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering

(noun) a fluid product of inflammation

Pus, Pansa

(noun) the tenth month of the Hindu calendar

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

PUs

plural of PU

Anagrams

• 'sup, PSU, SUP, Sup., UPS, USP, psu, sup, sup., ups

Etymology

Noun

pus (uncountable)

A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

Verb

pus (third-person singular simple present pusses, present participle pussing, simple past and past participle pussed)

(rare) To emit pus.

Anagrams

• 'sup, PSU, SUP, Sup., UPS, USP, psu, sup, sup., ups

Noun

PUS

(UK) Initialism of permanent undersecretary.

Anagrams

• 'sup, PSU, SUP, Sup., UPS, USP, psu, sup, sup., ups

Source: Wiktionary


Pus, n. Etym: [L., akin to Gr. foul: cf. F. pus. See Foul, a.] (Med.)

Definition: The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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