purulent

adjective pu·ru·lent \-lənt\

medical : containing or producing pus

Full Definition of PURULENT

: containing, consisting of, or being pus <a purulent discharge>

: accompanied by suppuration

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Latin purulentus, from pur-, pus pus

First Known Use: 1597

Medical Dictionary

adjective pu·ru·lent \-lənt\

: containing, consisting of, or being pus <a purulent discharge> <a purulent lesion>

: accompanied by suppuration <purulent meningitis>

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