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puriform

[ pyoor-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Pathology.
  1. resembling pus; purulent.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of puriform1

1790–1800; < Latin pūr- (stem of pūs ) pus + -i- + -form
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Example Sentences

Their contents are usually clear, subsequently becoming more or less milky or puriform.

Probably the first thing that draws one's attention to it is the stench of the puriform discharge.

In other cases the substance of the glands softens, with the formation of a puriform liquid.

Mucus and puriform secretions gather and dry about the mucous outlets.

The patient continued to expectorate thick nummular and puriform sputa, as in the influenza.

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