also: うみしる · うみじる
noun
pus
Medical or clinical term for purulent discharge from a wound or infection. The reading のうじゅう is more technical, while うみしる is colloquial.
See also: 膿
傷口から膿汁が出ている。
Pus is coming out of the wound.
医者は膿汁を採取して検査した。
The doctor collected pus and tested it.
Kana spelling reflecting the native Japanese reading; used in everyday contexts.
Obsolete kana variant; marked as out-dated.
膿 is the common word for 'pus' in everyday language, while 膿汁 is a more technical or clinical term.
Compound of 膿 (のう, 'pus') and 汁 (じゅう, 'juice, liquid'). The reading うみしる uses the native Japanese readings of the same kanji.