PURULENT


Meaning of PURULENT in English

/ ˈpjʊərələnt; NAmE ˈpjʊr-/ adjective

( medical ) containing or producing pus :

a purulent discharge from the wound

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin purulentus festering, from pus , pur- pus.

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