pus

«pus» in Mova's school dictionary: a thick yellow or greenish liquid that forms in a cut or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (pus — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Pus is a thick yellow or greenish liquid that forms in a cut or sore that is infected. tree →

2) It is made of dead white blood cells, germs and bits of tissue. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and first-aid lessons, pus is a sign of infection: keep cuts clean and tell an adult or a doctor if a wound fills with pus, gets red, hot or swollen. In science it shows the body's white blood cells fighting germs. Phrases: «full of pus», «pus came out».

examples

• The cut on his knee was full of pus. tree →
• Pus is a sign that germs got into a wound. tree →
• Don't squeeze spots with pus; you can spread germs. tree →
• The doctor cleaned the pus out of the sore. tree →
• White blood cells fighting germs make pus. tree →
• If a cut has pus and feels hot, show it to an adult. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some pus», never «a pus» or «puses». Pronounced like «bus» with a «p». Don't confuse with «puss» (a cat, as in «Puss in Boots») — they sound the same.

In the corpora

• A cut that becomes red, hot, swollen or full of pus may be infected, so tell a parent.
• Redness, heat, swelling and yellow pus are signs of infection; pus is dead white blood cells and germs.
• A blister that becomes red, hot, swollen or full of yellow pus may be infected and needs a pharmacist or GP.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pus» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.