| 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) |
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| 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) |
| push | 1. To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; opposed to draw. "Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat." (Milton) 2. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore. "If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, . . . The ox shall be stoned." (Ex. Xxi. 32) 3. To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far. " To push his fortune." "Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honor to the actor." (Spectator) "We are pushed for an answer." (Swift) 4. To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass. 5. To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease. To push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse. Origin: OE. Possen, pussen, F. Pousser, fr. L. Pulsare, v. Intens. Fr. Pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pursy. 1. A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing. 2. Any thrust. Pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push. 3. An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action. "Exact reformation is not perfected at the first push." (Milton) "hen it comes to the push, tic no more than talk." (L' Estrange) 4. The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push. Synonym: See Thrust. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| push-back procedure | A surgical manoeuvre designed to reposition the soft palate posteriorly and reestablish velopharyngeal competence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pusillanimous | 1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince. 2. Evincing, or characterised by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. "A low and pusillanimous spirit." Synonym: Cowardly, dastardly, mean-spirited, fainthearted, timid, weak, feeble. Origin: L. Pusillannimis; pusillus very little (dim. Of pusus a little boy; cf. Puer a boy, E. Puerile) + animus the mind: cf. F. Pusillanime. See Animosity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pusley | <botany> Purslane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| puss | 1. A cat; a fondling appellation. 2. A hare; so called by sportsmen. Puss in the corner, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other without one. <zoology> Puss moth, any one of several species of stout bombycid moths belonging to Cerura, Harpyia, and allied genera, especially. Harpyia vinuli, of Europe. The larvae are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages. Origin: Cf. D. Poes, Ir. & Gael. Pus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pussy | 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl. 2. A catkin of the pussy willow. 3. The game of tipcat; also called pussy cat. <botany> Pussy willow, any kind of willow having large cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs, especially the American Salix discolour. Synonym: glaucous willow, and swamp willow. Origin: Dim. Of puss. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pustulant | <medicine> Producing pustules. A medicine that produces pustules, as croton oil. Origin: L. Pustulans, p. Pr. See Pustulate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pustular | <dermatology> Pertaining to or of the nature of a pustule, consisting of pustules (= a visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis). (18 Nov 1997) |
| pustular blepharitis | blepharitis follicularis |
| pustular miliaria | An eruption of pustules that occurs usually in very hot weather and mostly on the flexor aspects of the limbs, the groins, and the axillae; the lesions are situated at the orifices of sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blue pus | Pus tinged with pyocyanin, a product of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| ichorous pus | Thin pus containing shreds of sloughing tissue, and sometimes of a fetid odour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |