purulent
adjective/ˈpjʊərələnt/
/ˈpjʊrələnt/
(medical)- containing or producing pus
- a purulent discharge from the wound
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin purulentus ‘festering’, from pus, pur- ‘pus’.Definitions on the go
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