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гной — meaning in English

gnoy

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English meaning

  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • manure noun Animal dung used to fertilize soil.
  • pus noun A thick yellowish-white fluid made up of dead white blood cells and bacteria that forms at the site of an infection.

Senses

гной is used for these senses in English:

  • discharge (symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
  • manure Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.
  • 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.

discharge — full definition

  1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
  3. verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
  4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
  5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.

manure — full definition

  1. noun Animal dung used to fertilize soil.
  2. verb To fertilize soil, typically with animal dung.

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