Assertion: pus | /r/HasProperty | dead pyogenic bacteria
Facets:
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between pus and abscess is that pus is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection while abscess is a cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue {{defdate|first attested in the mid 16th century}} {{reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink =
text: As nouns the difference between pus and mucus is that pus is a whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection while mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.