pus
noun
- Phenomenon of inflammatory infection
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /pʌs/ / /pʊs/
noun
- Initialism of permanent undersecretary.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English pus (15th c.), a borrowing from Latin pus (“pus”). Widely displaced quitter and atter in this sense.
- To emit pus.
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