laudable pus

laudable pus
laud·able pus 'lȯd-ə-bəl- n pus discharged freely (as from a wound) and formerly supposed to facilitate the elimination of unhealthy humors from the injured body

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pus laudandum a term once applied to a creamy yellow, odorless pus, secreted by a healthy granulating surface and regarded as indicative of less danger than other varieties.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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