mucopurulent

[ myoo-kuh-pyoor-yuh-luhnt, -pyoor-uh- ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.

1. containing or composed of mucus and pus.

mucopurulent

/ ˌmjuːkəʊˈpjʊərələnt /

adjective

1. pathol composed of or containing both mucus and pus

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucopurulent¹

First recorded in 1835–45; muco- + purulent

Example Sentences

The symptoms are heat and discomfort with copious mucopurulent discharge.

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The mucous membrane first becomes dry; afterwards a watery discharge appears, and later, in severe cases, the discharge becomes mucopurulent.

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There is discharge from the nostrils, which may be mucopurulent, purulent, or hemorrhagic.

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By removing the scab and making pressure at the base of the ulcer, drops of thick, mucopurulent matter were made to exude.

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By all sorts of acute reactions, such as skin eruptions, diarrheas, feverish, inflammatory and catarrhal conditions, boils, abscesses, mucopurulent discharges, etc.,

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