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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pus  \Pus\,  n.  [L.,  akin  to  Gr  ?,  ?,  and  to  E.  foul:  cf  F.  pus. 
  See  {Foul},  a.]  (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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Pus 
  n  1:  the  tenth  month  of  the  Hindu  calendar  [syn:  {Pus}] 
  2:  a  fluid  product  of  inflammation  [syn:  {purulence},  {suppuration}, 
  {ichor},  {sanies},  {festering}]




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