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märkä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pus noun A thick yellowish-white fluid made up of dead white blood cells and bacteria that forms at the site of an infection.
  • sloppy adj Careless, messy, or lacking neatness or precision.
  • suppuration noun The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
  • wet adj Covered in or soaked with liquid, usually water.

Senses

märkä is used for these senses in English:

  • pus (medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
  • sloppy Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
  • suppuration (medicine) The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
  • wet Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
  • wet (slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.

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