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Pus

noun
1.
The tenth month of the Hindu calendar.  Synonym: Pansa.
2.
A fluid product of inflammation.  Synonyms: festering, ichor, purulence, sanies, suppuration.



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"Pus" Quotes from Famous Books



... be hard for me to have to wait till to-morrow evening. Still, our long parting has flown by so quickly, and to-morrow's dawn will soon be here.... Our reception has been most satisfactory. There were thousands of people on the quays, and they saluted pus with loud ...
— Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen V.1. • Sarah Tytler

... infected part of the body, such as a boil or abscess, should never be bruised or squeezed until the time of opening. Pressure tends to break down the wall of white corpuscles and to spread the infection. Pus from a sore contains germs and should not, on this account, come in contact with any part of the skin. (See treatment of skin ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M.

... Reynolds ought to come along all right, as far as the mere wound itself is concerned," Hazelton added. "What will have to be looked out for is suppuration. If pus forms in and around the wound it may carry Reynolds off, for there are no hospital conveniences to be had in this wild ...
— The Young Engineers in Colorado • H. Irving Hancock

... and cold cloths; we washed the eyes in a solution of boric acid, and later, in our desperation, with bluestone. But we were dealing with the virulent gonococcus, and we neither expected nor obtained much result from these measures. In a couple of hours more the eyes were beginning to exude pus, and the poor infant was ...
— Sylvia's Marriage • Upton Sinclair

... saw something he did not like. He took a hand mirror and went to the window. He could see better now, and the better light verified the other one. It was true that in the corner of one eye there was a drop of pus. In the other there was a ...
— The Glory Of The Conquered • Susan Glaspell

... become mere pus sacs you will have to go to a good nose and throat specialist and have them removed before you can expect to have good health. This, however, applies to all people, whether nervous ...
— How to Eat - A Cure for "Nerves" • Thomas Clark Hinkle

... a paternal system which succeeded infinitely better than that which his father had formerly employed toward him. Finally he reached such a state of illness that manoeuvres like those of a small boat entering a dangerous canal were necessary in order to pus him to bed. ...
— International Short Stories: French • Various

... the child. A woman is more liable to catch one of these diseases during the last month of pregnancy than at any other time. The most dangerous diseases at this period are Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Erysipelas, and all diseased conditions where pus is present. ...
— The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • W. Grant Hague, M.D.



Words linked to "Pus" :   bodily fluid, Hindu calendar, body fluid, Hindu calendar month, humour, liquid body substance, gleet, humor



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