PURULENT


Meaning of PURULENT in English

— purulently , adv.

/pyoor"euh leuhnt, pyoor"yeuh-/ , adj.

1. full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.

2. attended with suppuration: purulent appendicitis.

3. of the nature of or like pus: purulent matter.

[ 1590-1600; purulentus, equiv. to pur-, s. of pus PUS + -ulentus -ULENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .