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How to pronounce “pus

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Pronunciation guide for pus

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of pus with real speech in context.
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5 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Maryn McKenna: What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more? 17 minuteswho was so ravaged by infection that his scalp oozed pus
Definition summary
(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

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How to pronounce pus

Maryn McKenna: What do we do when antibiotics don’t work any more? 17 minutes

who was so ravaged by infection that his scalp oozed pus

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “pus

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
  • [Verb]
  • (rare) To emit pus.

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