| laudable pus | An obsolete term used when suppuration was considered unlikely to lead to pyaemia (blood poisoning) but more likely to remain localised. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laudable | 1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition. 2. <medicine> Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. Origin: L. Laudabilis: cf. OE. Laudable. See Laud. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| blue pus | Pus tinged with pyocyanin, a product of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blue pus bacillus | A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens (wound, burn, and urinary tract infections). It is also found widely distributed in soil and water. P. Aeruginosa is a major agent of nosocomial infection. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cheesy pus | A very thick almost solid pus resulting from the absorption of the liquor puris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| green pus | Blue pus when, as sometimes happens, it has more of a green hue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curdy pus | Pus containing flakes of caseous matter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sanious pus | Ichorous pus stained with blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pus | <microbiology> A liquid, usually yellowish (to green) that is formed in certain infections and is composed of white blood cells, bacteria and cellular debris. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pus basin | A receptacle curved so as to fit closely the surface to which it is applied, used to receive the pus from a wound during its cleansing and redressing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pus cell | One of the polymorphonuclear leukocytes that comprise the chief portion of the formed elements in pus. Synonym: pus cell, pyocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pus corpuscle | One of the polymorphonuclear leukocytes that comprise the chief portion of the formed elements in pus. Synonym: pus cell, pyocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pus tube | Distention of a fallopian tube with pus. Synonym: pus tube. Origin: pyo-+ G. Salpinx, trumpet (tube) (05 Mar 2000) |
| ichorous pus | Thin pus containing shreds of sloughing tissue, and sometimes of a fetid odour. (05 Mar 2000) |