Pus

A yellowish-white, sweet-smelling “pus” with a salty tinge consists of dead white blood cells (granulocytes), live and dead microorganisms, tissue breakdown products, and other cellular debris. When these accumulate in a large localized collection, it forms an abscess.

Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė