PURULENT

purulent, pussy

(adjective) containing pus; “a purulent wound”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

purulent (comparative more purulent, superlative most purulent)

(medicine) Consisting of pus.

Leaking or seeping pus.

Source: Wiktionary


Pu"ru*lent, a. Etym: [L. purulentus, fr. pus, puris, pus, matter: cf. F. purulent. See Pus.] (Med.)

Definition: Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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