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pus
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pus
(noun)
pus
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ˈ
pʌs/
noun
pus
/
ˈ
pʌs/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUS
[
noncount
]
medical
:
a thick, yellowish substance that is produced when a part of the body or a wound becomes infected
Pus
oozed from the cat's injured ear.
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