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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mucopurulent1

First recorded in 1835–45; muco- + purulent
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Example Sentences

This is quickly followed by mucopurulent discharge from the eyes and nose; later, perhaps, ulceration of either eyes or eyelids.

The symptoms are heat and discomfort with copious mucopurulent discharge.

If the animal survives, the inflammation tends to become chronic and attended by a whitish mucopurulent discharge.

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

There may be a mucopurulent discharge, which may be slight or profuse in quantity, agglutinating the hairs of the tail.

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