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Definition of purulent - 5 dictionary results

pu⋅ru⋅lent

  [pyoor-uh-luhnt, pyoor-yuh-]
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–adjective
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.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L pūrulentus, equiv. to pūr-, s. of pūs pus + -ulentus -ulent

Related forms:
pu⋅ru⋅lent⋅ly, adverb
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pu·ru·lent   (pyŏŏr'ə-lənt, pyŏŏr'yə-)   
adj.  Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection.

[Middle English purulente, from Old French purulent, from Latin pūrulentus, from pūs, pūr-, pus; see p- in Indo-European roots.]
pu'ru·lent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

purulent 
1597, from M.Fr. purulent, from L. purulentus "full of pus," from pus (gen. puris) "pus" (see pus).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pu·ru·lent
Pronunciation: -l&nt
Function: adjective
1 : containing, consisting of, or being pus purulentdischarge> purulent lesion>
2 : accompanied by suppuration <purulent meningitis>
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Medical Dictionary

purulent pu·ru·lent (py&oobreve;r'ə-lənt, py&oobreve;r'yə-)
adj.
Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus.

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