PURULENT


Meaning of PURULENT in English

adj.

Pronunciation: -l ə nt

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin purulentus, from pur-, pus pus

Date: 1597

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

2 : accompanied by suppuration

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