loading...| Preferred Name |
pus |
| Synonyms |
purulent exudate |
| Definitions |
Pus is a bodily fluid consisting of a whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during inflammatory responses of the body that can be found in regions of pyogenic bacterial infections. Pus is produced from the dead and living cells which travel into the intercellular spaces around the affected cells. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000177 |
| database_cross_reference |
galen:Pus OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjG6ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA ENVO:02000038 ncithesaurus:Pus |
| definition |
Pus is a bodily fluid consisting of a whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during inflammatory responses of the body that can be found in regions of pyogenic bacterial infections. Pus is produced from the dead and living cells which travel into the intercellular spaces around the affected cells. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Swollen_eye_with_conjunctivitis.jpg |
| external_ontology_notes |
biospecimen in NCIT |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
purulent exudate |
| id |
UBERON:0000177 |
| label |
pus |
| notation |
UBERON:0000177 |
| prefLabel |
pus |
| subClassOf |