mucopurulent

[myoo-kuh-pyoor-yuh-luhnt, -pyoor-uh-]

mu·co·pu·ru·lent

[myoo-kuh-pyoor-yuh-luhnt, -pyoor-uh-]
adjective Medicine/Medical.
containing or composed of mucus and pus.

Origin:
1835–45; muco- + purulent
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Mucopurulent is always a great word to know.
So is carpal. Does it mean:
any of the bones of the wrist.
the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
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World English Dictionary
mucopurulent (ˌmjuːkəʊˈpjʊərələnt)
 
adj
pathol composed of or containing both mucus and pus

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mucopurulent mu·co·pu·ru·lent (my&oomacr;'kō-py&oobreve;r'ə-lənt, -yə-lənt)
adj.
Containing mucus and pus.

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