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Pus vs Pustulent - What's the difference?

pus | pustulent |

As a noun 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.

As an initialism PUS

is permanent Under Secretary (UK.

As an adjective pustulent is

filled or oozing with pus.

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

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    pustulent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Filled or oozing with pus
    • a pustulent sore
  • *{{quote-book, 1994, , Post Captain citation
    • , passage=His body was dead white where it was not cruelly galled, bitten, rasped; his colourless face puffy, sweat-swollen, corpse-like, a tangled yellow beard covering his mouth; his eyes were red and pustulent .}}
  • , "producing pustules"

    • Related terms

    *pustulence