Pus Synonyms

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Synonyms for Pus

purulence
The condition of containing or discharging pus.
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purulent
The definition of purulent is full of pus or like pus.
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pustule
A pimple filled with pus
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suppurate
To form or discharge pus; fester
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purulency
(Rare) purulence
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sinus
(Anatomy) A pouch or cavity in any organ or tissue, especially the paranasal sinus.
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suppuration
The formation or discharge of pus.
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fester
To grow embittered; rankle
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maturate
To ripen; mature
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festering
The condition of something that festers.
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pansa
the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
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puriform
(Medicine) In the form of pus.
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maturation
The process of becoming mature.
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ichor
The liquid that in Greek mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods
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discharge
A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.
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sanies
A thin, often greenish, serous discharge from a wound or ulcer
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suppurative
(Medicine, of a disease or medical condition) Causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.
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fluid
A liquid in the body
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Words Related to Pus

abscess
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mucus
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phlegm
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mucoid
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sputum
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serous fluid
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saliva
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bile
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foul-smell
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Pus Sentence Examples

  • Pus being found, the abscess should be freely opened and drained.

  • The tissues of the part become disorganized or destroyed, and their place is taken by the mass of warring cellular elements now recognized as pus.

  • Although majority of the cultures from the pus aspirated are positive, a negative culture does not exclude pyogenic abscess.

  • Toes can become gangrenous and can appear black in dry gangrene or when infected becomes covered in pus and slough in wet gangrene.

  • Infected horses often develop a nasal discharge which may start clear but becomes thick with pus and often copious in amount.

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