PUS

(Lat.), n. n. Pu (pus). Gen., pur (-is). Gr., wuov. Fr.,p. Ger., Eiter. A liquid (usually thickish and yellowish-white) occurring as the result of inflammation; consisting of degenerated leucocytes, liquid plasma, granular detritus from broken-down cellular structures, and sometimes fibrin flakes, [a, 34.] Blue p. P. that is colored blue by the Bacillus pyocyanus. [a, 34.] Concrete p. Fibro-purulent coagula found in a case of infective endocarditis. [Bowditch (a, 34).] Healthy p. See Laudable p. Ichorous p. See ICHOR (3d def.). Laudable p. An old term for a yellowish-white, creamy, inodorous p. that was suposed to indicate a normal reparative proce , [a, 34.] P. aequale, P. benignum. See Laudable p. P. malignum. See ICHOR (3d def.). P. maturuin. Ger., reifer Eiter. P. supposed to be well matured. 34.] P. spurium. Ger., unachter Eiter. A puruloid fluid. Ia.,L, 50 (a, 34).] Sanious p. P. tinged with the coloring matter of the blood. Serous p. P. consisting chiefly of a thin serum mixed with flakes. Watery p. See ICHOR (3d def.). [s. 362]