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| Main Entry: |
pus
 [puhs] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liquid matter |
| Synonyms: | matter, maturation, purulence, purulency, pustule, sinus, suppuration |
| Notes: | pus is a Latin term for the fluid product of infection; there is no etymological connection between pus and pustule; pustule is from Latin pustula 'blister' |
| Main Entry: | matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secretion of a sore |
| Synonyms: | discharge, infection, maturation, purulence, pus, suppuration, ulceration |
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Example Sentences
- They occur when an infection causes pus and infected material to collect in the skin.
- Emergency medical workers found his little body wet with pus.
- Wolff, however, argued that much of the damage that actinomycosis causes in humans is due to pus.
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