Pus synonyms

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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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discharge
A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.
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suppurate
To form or discharge pus; fester
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abscess (related)
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fluid
A liquid in the body
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matter (related)
An approximate amount or extent.
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sanies
A thin, often greenish, serous discharge from a wound or ulcer
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purulency
(Rare) purulence
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pustule
A pimple filled with pus
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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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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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festering
The condition of something that festers.
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pansa
the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
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mucus (related)
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phlegm (related)
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mucoid (related)
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sputum (related)
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serous fluid (related)
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saliva (related)
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bile (related)
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foul-smell (related)
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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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suppurative
(Medicine, of a disease or medical condition) Causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.
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Find another word for pus. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pus, like: purulence, purulent, discharge, suppurate, abscess, fluid, matter, sanies, purulency, pustule and sinus.
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Pus Sentence Examples

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

  • Amongst Conifers, Podocar pus is found throughout, Agathis is common to Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia; Araucaria ~ ~he first and last.

  • - Healing abscess showing a wall of young cellular and vascular granulation tissue, which separates the pus area (top of Fig.) from the muscle fibres seen at lower part of Fig.

  • 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.

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