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Definition of pus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pus

noun
 
/pʌs/
 
/pʌs/
[uncountable]
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  1. a thick yellow or green liquid that is produced in a wound as a result of an infection
    • The wound had not healed properly and was oozing pus.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • green
    • yellow
    verb + pus
    • ooze
    pus + verb
    • ooze
    • ooze out
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin.
See pus in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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