English → Latin
“pus” in Latin
pūspus; foul, corrupt matterpūrusclear, limpid; clean; pureconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert; to turn over (soil etc); to turn back or recoilvergōto bend, turn, incline; to bend, turn, verge, slope down; to be situated, liecitōto cause to move, excite; to summon, invite, callpūrulentuspurulent, festering
The English word pus itself goes back to Latin pūs.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pus
(medical term)(medical term), pus, puris, neuter. Pus forms, pus oritur: to turn to pus, in pus verti, converti, or vergere: to ripen pus, pus maturare, citare: to promote or assist the formation of pus, pus movere: full of pus, purulentus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pus?
- The usual Latin words for “pus” are pūs, pūrus, convertō; also vergō, citō, pūrulentus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.