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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

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) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Pus
       n 1: the tenth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Pansa]
       2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: purulence, suppuration,
           ichor, sanies, festering]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pus
     Γαλλικά n.
     (ετ ιατρ fr) το πύον
     Ιταλικά n.
     (ετ ιατρ it) το πύον

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -pus
     Translingual suf.
     Used to form taxonomic names and epithets relating to feet or parts
  resembling feet.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  p'us
     French adv.
     (lb fr informal Louisiana French Cajun French) no longer, no more

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pus
     Ambonese Malay n.
     (l en cat)
     Catalan n.
     (l en pus)
     Catalan adv.
     1 (lb ca archaic) more
     2 (lb ca Mallorca) more (gloss: in negative sentences)
     Catalan conj.
     after
     Dutch n.
     #English (gloss: whitish-yellow bodily substance)
     French n.
     pus#English
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr pouvoir  1//2 s phis)
     French part.p.
     (lb fr extremely rare) (masculine plural of fr pu)
     Irish n.
     1 (protruding) mouth; sulky expression, pout
     2 (lb ga anatomy) snout
     Latin n.
     1 #English
     2 foul, corrupt matter
     Miskito n.
     cat
     Norman adv.
     (lb nrf Jersey) more, -er (gloss: used to form comparatives of
  adjectives)
     Norman n.
     (lb nrf Jersey mathematics) plus sign
     Norman vb.
     (inflection of nrf pouver  1 s pret)
     Occitan adv.
     more
     Romanian part.p.
     (inflection of ro pune  past part)
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 639 2&3 Pashto)
     Tzotzil n.
     steam bath

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  PUs
     n.
     (plural of en PU)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  PUS
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 3166 1 3 obs=1 United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands
  from=1974 to=1986)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pus
     n.
     A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white
  blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of
  bacterial infection.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To emit pus.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  PUs
     n.
     (plural of en PU)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  PUS
     n.
     (lb en UK) (initialism of en permanent undersecretary)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -pus
     Translingual suf.
     Used to form taxonomic names and epithets relating to feet or parts
  resembling feet.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  p'us
     French adv.
     (lb fr informal Louisiana French Cajun French) no longer, no more

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pus
     Catalan n.
     (l en pus)
     Catalan adv.
     1 (lb ca archaic) more
     2 (lb ca Mallorca) more (gloss: in negative sentences)
     Catalan conj.
     after
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs pusa  gen p)
     Finnish interj.
     (lb fi informal) mwah, smooch
     Galician n.
     #English
     Galician alt.
     (lb gl archaic) after, behind
     Galician prep.
     (lb gl archaic) after, behind
     Italian n.
     (l en pus), matter
     n.
     A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white
  blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of
  bacterial infection.
     vb.
     (lb en rare) To emit pus.
     Portuguese n.
     (l en pus)
     Portuguese n.
     (plural of pt pu)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: pôr)
     Spanish n.
     (l en pus)
     Turkish n.
     haze

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  PUs
     n.
     (plural of en PU)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  PUS
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 3166 1 3 obs=1 United States Miscellaneous Pacific Islands
  from=1974 to=1986)