PURULENT


Meaning of PURULENT in English

-nt adjective

Etymology: Latin purulentus, from pur-, pus pus + -ulentus -ulent — more at foul

1. : consisting of or being pus

a purulent discharge

2.

a. : containing pus

a purulent lesion

b. : accompanied by the formation of pus

purulent meningitis

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.