ETYM Latin: cf. French pus. Related to Foul.
A fluid product of inflammation; SYN. purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering.
Yellowish fluid that forms in the body as a result of bacterial infection; it includes white blood cells (leukocytes), living and dead bacteria, dead tissue, and serum. An enclosed collection of pus is called an abscess.

The tenth month of the Hindu calendar.