[syn: pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pus
n 1: the tenth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Pus, Pansa]
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: pus, purulence,
suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering]