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Pus vs Mucus - What's the difference?

pus | mucus |

As nouns the difference between pus and mucus

is that pus is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection while mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

As an initialism PUS

is permanent Under Secretary (UK.

pus

English

(wikipedia pus)

Noun

(-)
  • A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

    • Derived terms

    * pussy

    Anagrams

    * ----

    mucus

    English

    (wikipedia mucus)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

    • Hyponyms

    * phlegm * rheum

    Derived terms

    * mucoid * mucoidal * mucous * mucilaginous

    Related terms

    * mucosa * mucositis