Meaning
pus
- a thick yellowish or greenish liquid produced in infected tissue
In a sentence
La ferita si è infettata ed è uscito del pus.
The wound got infected and some pus came out.
Il medico ha pulito accuratamente la lesione per rimuovere tutto il pus.
The doctor thoroughly cleaned the lesion to remove all the pus.
La presenza di pus indica chiaramente un'infezione batterica.
The presence of pus clearly indicates a bacterial infection.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pus | masculine · singular |
| pus | masculine · plural |
| pus | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Uncountable and invariable loanword from Latin; masculine singular 'il pus'.
- Pronounced with an Italian /u/ sound, not like the English 'pus'.