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purulent
[ pyoor-uh-luhnt, pyoor-yuh- ]
adjective
- full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating:
a purulent sore.
- attended with suppuration:
purulent appendicitis.
- of the nature of or like pus:
purulent matter.
purulent
/ ˈpjʊərʊlənt /
adjective
- of, relating to, or containing pus
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Derived Forms
- ˈpurulence, noun
- ˈpurulently, adverb
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Other Words From
- puru·lent·ly adverb
- non·puru·lent adjective
- non·puru·lent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of purulent1
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Example Sentences
Above all, the doctor—the doctor and the purulent trash and garbage of his pharmacopoeia!
These sacs contain purulent matter, of all shades and odours, and identical with that which the animal coughed up.
Abscess, ab′ses, n. a collection of purulent matter within some tissue of the body.
Towards the end of the year 1783, became affected with slight cough and expectoration of purulent matter.
The existence of a purulent discharge is no excuse for lack of cleanliness.
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