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pus

noun

  1. Phenomenon of inflammatory infection
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pʌs/ / /pʊs/

noun

  1. 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.

  1. To emit pus.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:pus.