pus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pʊs/ (Northern-England)
- pŭs
- /pʌs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English pus (15th c.), a borrowing from Latin pus (“pus”). Widely displaced quitter and atter in this sense.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
Pus was seeping out of the wound.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puss | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pura | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
puslike · seropus · pussy · pus-gutted · pusbag
Relateds
pustulent · puriform · suppurant · suppure · suppurate · purulent
Translations (168)
kmr nêm (fluid found in regions of infection) · fj nana (fluid found in regions of infection) · ccc kajshali (fluid found in regions of infection) · ia pure (fluid found in regions of infection) · msk nana (fluid found in regions of infection) · sv var (fluid found in regions of infection) · nds Etter (fluid found in regions of infection) · ga braon (fluid found in regions of infection) · mk гној (fluid found in regions of infection) · ce ноткъа (fluid found in regions of infection) · id nanah (fluid found in regions of infection) · mn идээ (fluid found in regions of infection) · qu pogro (fluid found in regions of infection) · fr pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · tl nanà (fluid found in regions of infection) · tr irin (fluid found in regions of infection) · az irin (fluid found in regions of infection) · cpg ταράχι (fluid found in regions of infection) · gl pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · alt ириҥ (fluid found in regions of infection) · zh 膿 /脓 (fluid found in regions of infection) · ug يىرىڭ (fluid found in regions of infection) · ia pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · km ទឹករងៃ (fluid found in regions of infection) · nb verk (fluid found in regions of infection) · pl ropa (fluid found in regions of infection) · ml ചലം (fluid found in regions of infection) · or ପୂଯ (fluid found in regions of infection) · mel nanak (fluid found in regions of infection) · mn идээ бээр (fluid found in regions of infection) · da materie (fluid found in regions of infection) · uk гній (fluid found in regions of infection) · rup proanji (fluid found in regions of infection) · tk iriň (fluid found in regions of infection) · ab а-ҭәа́ (fluid found in regions of infection) · km ខ្ទុះ (fluid found in regions of infection) · uz yiring (fluid found in regions of infection) · ko 고름 (fluid found in regions of infection) · ar مِدَة (fluid found in regions of infection) · mi tarawai (fluid found in regions of infection) · akl nana' (fluid found in regions of infection) · hi पस (fluid found in regions of infection) · es pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · ln mayina (fluid found in regions of infection) · qu giya (fluid found in regions of infection) · tsg nana (fluid found in regions of infection) · wa matire (fluid found in regions of infection) · txb sekwe (fluid found in regions of infection) · eo puso (fluid found in regions of infection) · tk çylpyk (fluid found in regions of infection) · chr ᎤᎦ (fluid found in regions of infection) · rup pronju (fluid found in regions of infection) · oj mini (fluid found in regions of infection) · tg чирк (fluid found in regions of infection) · hi पीप (fluid found in regions of infection) · he מֻגְלָה (fluid found in regions of infection) · ga angadh (fluid found in regions of infection) · av рецӏцӏ (fluid found in regions of infection) · kk ірің (fluid found in regions of infection) · as পূঁজ (fluid found in regions of infection) · my ပြည် (fluid found in regions of infection) · inh наткъа (fluid found in regions of infection) · mn ᠢᠳᠡᠭᠡ ᠪᠡᠭᠡᠷᠢ (fluid found in regions of infection) · eu zorne (fluid found in regions of infection) · ml പഴുപ്പ് (fluid found in regions of infection) · bg гной (fluid found in regions of infection) · nrf pouôrrituthe (fluid found in regions of infection) · ms nanah (fluid found in regions of infection) · sw usaha (fluid found in regions of infection) · bo རྣག (fluid found in regions of infection) · de Eiter (fluid found in regions of infection) · yi אייטער (fluid found in regions of infection) · ro puroi (fluid found in regions of infection) · qu isgoi (fluid found in regions of infection) · sva შალა̈̄რ (fluid found in regions of infection) · fi visva (fluid found in regions of infection) · mt materja (fluid found in regions of infection) · be гной (fluid found in regions of infection) · ar صَدِيد (fluid found in regions of infection) · el πύον (fluid found in regions of infection) · fa چرک (fluid found in regions of infection) · tr iltihap (fluid found in regions of infection) · sva ფაქა̈რ (fluid found in regions of infection) · ar قَيْح (fluid found in regions of infection) · non vágr (fluid found in regions of infection) · cs hnis (fluid found in regions of infection) · io puso (fluid found in regions of infection) · fa استیم (fluid found in regions of infection) · bor adudu (fluid found in regions of infection) · za nong (fluid found in regions of infection) · pdt Padikj (fluid found in regions of infection) · yue 膿 /脓 (fluid found in regions of infection) · hi पीब (fluid found in regions of infection) · isd nana (fluid found in regions of infection) · lo ໜອງ (fluid found in regions of infection) · ota چرك (fluid found in regions of infection) · hop peekye (fluid found in regions of infection) · ky ириң (fluid found in regions of infection) · lb Eeter (fluid found in regions of infection) · lo ບຸບໂພ (fluid found in regions of infection) · nl etter (fluid found in regions of infection) · grc πύον (fluid found in regions of infection) · fi märkä (fluid found in regions of infection) · ale susux̂ (fluid found in regions of infection) · sva თა̈̄რ (fluid found in regions of infection) · mn ᠢᠳᠡᠭᠡ (fluid found in regions of infection) · hi पूय (fluid found in regions of infection) · fi mätä (fluid found in regions of infection) · rup proanje (fluid found in regions of infection) · ja 膿 (fluid found in regions of infection) · sl gnoj (fluid found in regions of infection) · sh гно̑ј (fluid found in regions of infection) · th หนอง (fluid found in regions of infection) · vi mủ (fluid found in regions of infection) · nn verk (fluid found in regions of infection) · kaw nanah (fluid found in regions of infection) · bbl ნოტყ (fluid found in regions of infection) · te చీము (fluid found in regions of infection) · nv his (fluid found in regions of infection) · ar مدة (fluid found in regions of infection) · lv strutas (fluid found in regions of infection) · lld mercia (fluid found in regions of infection) · cy madredd (fluid found in regions of infection) · sa पूय (fluid found in regions of infection) · mi ero (fluid found in regions of infection) · nn puss (fluid found in regions of infection) · da pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · so malax (fluid found in regions of infection) · av хьверд (fluid found in regions of infection) · hu genny (fluid found in regions of infection) · tr cerahat (fluid found in regions of infection) · xmf თხომური (fluid found in regions of infection) · pt pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · hy թարախ (fluid found in regions of infection) · ne पीप (fluid found in regions of infection) · ta சீழ் (fluid found in regions of infection) · sk hnis (fluid found in regions of infection) · bn পূঁয (fluid found in regions of infection) · gl veleno (fluid found in regions of infection) · cy crawn (fluid found in regions of infection) · gl brume (fluid found in regions of infection) · la pūs (fluid found in regions of infection) · tt эрен (fluid found in regions of infection) · os хӕф (fluid found in regions of infection) · ru гной (fluid found in regions of infection) · ja 膿 (fluid found in regions of infection) · lzz თხომური (fluid found in regions of infection) · ar صديد (fluid found in regions of infection) · te పూయము (fluid found in regions of infection) · ota ایرك (fluid found in regions of infection) · nb puss (fluid found in regions of infection) · ca pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · sh gnȏj (fluid found in regions of infection) · sah ириҥэ (fluid found in regions of infection) · ba эрен (fluid found in regions of infection) · fo vágur (fluid found in regions of infection) · kok पू (fluid found in regions of infection) · rif řgiḥ (fluid found in regions of infection) · ka ჩირქი (fluid found in regions of infection) · is gröftur (fluid found in regions of infection) · wa pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · nl pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · es podre (fluid found in regions of infection) · mrw nana' (fluid found in regions of infection) · hi मवाद (fluid found in regions of infection) · rup pronjiu (fluid found in regions of infection) · it pus (fluid found in regions of infection) · sq qelb (fluid found in regions of infection)