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puss
  1. (informal) A cat.
  2. A girl or young woman.
  3. (dated, hunting) A hare.
  4. (Canada) A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for him- or herself.
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    1. “I am very fond of cats and think there is nothing more soothing than a nice old puss purring at my feet or on my lap.”
      “When you get a smack in the puss yourself, it doesn't feel so good, does it?”
      “In any case, after looking at his smug puss for an hour or so, I'm far more likely to pass on the son and vote for the parents.”
pustule
  1. A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
  2. A pimple filled with pus.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The pustule was lanced and cultured and subsequently grew Haemophihis species.”
      “Folliculitis presents with a subcorneal pustule in the opening of a hair follicle, with surrounding neutrophilic infiltrate.”
      “The scalp may appear normal or have areas of erythema and pustule formation.”
pustulosis
  1. A highly inflammatory skin condition resulting in large fluid-filled blister-like areas, or pustules, typically on the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet.
pus
  1. 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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    1. “When the bone is infected, pus is produced within the bone.”
      “The doctor analyzed the pus under the microscope to determine the type of infection.”
puss
  1. (slang) The mouth.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I am very fond of cats and think there is nothing more soothing than a nice old puss purring at my feet or on my lap.”
      “When you get a smack in the puss yourself, it doesn't feel so good, does it?”
      “In any case, after looking at his smug puss for an hour or so, I'm far more likely to pass on the son and vote for the parents.”
pustules
  1. plural of pustule
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Two months later, the purulent discharge, pustules, and erythema had resolved, and the nodules had diminished in size.”
      “The lesions develop into 1-5 mm yellow-grey papules or pustules, with surrounding erythema, confined to the follicular ostia.”
      “The most common presenting lesions are papules, vesicles, pustules, and nodules.”
pusses
  1. plural of puss
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    1. “It is all about the glamour pusses who get all the kudos around the world.”
      “Them pusses is mannyfactered express for the convenience o' the fakers.”
      “Spectre remained in tire Ballets Pusses repertoire until Diaghilev's death in 1929 and is still performed in classical repertoire as a divertissement.”
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