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Dead Neutrophils collect at the site of infection to form pus.
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It causes healing to begin at the injury site.
Pustul/o- is the combining term for pimple.
A pus pocket under the eye lid can form if if there is an infection in and around the eye.
No. Its normal to have a whitish/yellow fluid that may cause crust to form but not pus.
Dead bacteria and cells in the tissue form pus.
It means a swollen area between body tissue that has accumulated pus.
Suppurate is a verb meaning to form pus, or to fester.
Pus is collection of white blood cells that congregate at the site of a infection where bacteria replicate and mltiply.The presence of pus means that the white blood cells are trying to ingest and kill the infection. when they don't do it quickly enough, that draws more and more white blood cells to the area, which increases the amount of pus.
It's called an abscess.