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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
C16: from Latin pūrulentus, from pus
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Example Sentences
Above all, the doctor—the doctor and the purulent trash and garbage of his pharmacopoeia!
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These sacs contain purulent matter, of all shades and odours, and identical with that which the animal coughed up.
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Abscess, ab′ses, n. a collection of purulent matter within some tissue of the body.
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Towards the end of the year 1783, became affected with slight cough and expectoration of purulent matter.
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The existence of a purulent discharge is no excuse for lack of cleanliness.
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