Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pus"
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) 1.7 (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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