1832 E. Blackmore ii. i. 176 Dr. T. Young says that ‘pus-globules are formed of blood-globules’.
1873 C. H. Ralfe 169 The pus-corpuscles are spherical irregular bodies about 1/ 2500 to 1/ 3500 of an inch in diameter.
1917 6 Oct. 529/1 Occasionally pus collections form and require draining.
2000 6 Sept. 23/1 Those drinking cranberry juice were 42 per cent less likely to develop pus cells in their urine (pyuria) than the others.