Definition of pus

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Pus (a.) The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.

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Jerboa :: "Jerboa (n.) Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. D. Aegyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail..
Pushing :: Pushing (a.) Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive..
Perambulator :: Perambulator (n.) A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing..
Tactile :: Tactile (a.) Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch; perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations..
Palp :: Palp (n.) Same as Palpus.
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Gibstaff :: Gibstaff (n.) A staff to guage water, or to push a boat..
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Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way..
Opuscle :: Opuscle (n.) Alt. of Opuscul.
Splenius :: Splenium (n.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
Palpi :: Palpi (n.) pl. of Palpus. (Zool.) See Palpus.
Pyopneumothorax :: Pyopneumothorax (n.) Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity..
Pesane :: Pesane (n.) See Pusane.
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