PUS CELL
\pˈʌs sˈɛl], \pˈʌs sˈɛl], \p_ˈʌ_s s_ˈɛ_l]\
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Syn.: pus corpuscle, pus globule, pyoid corpuscle. One of the cells which constitute the solid portion of pus, and which are also found in the substance of inflamed tissues. They are leukocytes derived from the blood by a migration of the white corpuscles through the capillary walls.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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