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pūs , pūris, n. Sanscr. pu-, to be fetid; Gr. πῦον, πύθω, etc..
I. Lit., white and viscous matter of a sore, pus, Cels. 5, 26, 20; 5, 28, 8.—In plur.: “pura,” Plin. 24, 16, 92, § 145; 35, 6, 21, § 38.—
II. Transf., as designation of a malicious person: Titus Lucius ... febris, senium, vomitum, pus, Lucil. ap. Non. 2, 31: “Rupili pus atque venenum,” Hor. S. 1, 7, 1.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (3):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 35.38
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 5.26
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 5.28
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