purulent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   containing, consisting of, or characterized by pus, usually as a result of infection

   The doctor cleaned the purulent material from the infected wound.

2. 2
   adj

   discharging or seeping pus

   A purulent sore requires prompt medical assessment.

Borrowed from Middle French purulent, from Latin purulentus, 'full of pus,' formed from pus, 'pus.' The same Latin base appears in medical terms for suppuration and pus-forming infection.

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