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PUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fluid product of inflammation

Synonyms:

festering; ichor; purulence; pus; sanies; suppuration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pus" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pus"):

gleet (a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The tenth month of the Hindu calendar

Synonyms:

Pansa; Pus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Pus" is a kind of...):

Hindu calendar month (any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar)

Holonyms ("Pus" is a part of...):

Hindu calendar (the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years))

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 Context examples: 

Symptoms include: • Blackheads and red, tender bumps, called abscesses The abscesses get bigger, break open, and leak pus • Tunnels that form under the skin between abscesses • Scarring

(Hidradenitis Suppurativa, NIH)

Though early gum disease often has no symptoms, the signs can include red, swollen, tender, or bleeding gums; gums receding or pulling away from the teeth; persistent bad breath; pus between gums and teeth, and mouth sores.

(New Link Found between Alzheimer's & Gum Disease Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Acute or chronic inflammation of tissues surrounding the apical portion of a tooth, associated with the collection of pus, resulting from infection following pulp infection through a carious lesion or as a result of an injury causing pulp necrosis.

(Periapical Dental Abscess, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A disorder characterized by an eruption consisting of papules (a small, raised pimple) and pustules (a small pus filled blister), typically appearing in face, scalp, and upper chest and back Unlike acne, this rash does not present with whiteheads or blackheads, and can be symptomatic, with itchy or tender lesions.

(Papulopustular Rash, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Pus is a mixture of living and dead white blood cells, germs, and dead tissue.

(Abscess, NIH)

During this process, pus forms.

(Abscess, NIH)