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purulent

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pu·ru·lent  (pyr-lnt, pyry-)
adj.
Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection.
[Middle English purulente, from Old French purulent, from Latin prulentus, from ps, pr-, pus; see p- in Indo-European roots.]
puru·lent·ly adv.
purulent [ˈpjʊərʊlənt]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or containing pus
[from Latin pūrulentus, from pus]
purulence , purulency n
purulently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.purulent - containing pus; "a purulent wound"
pussy
infected, septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
Translations
purulent [ˈpjʊərʊlənt] ADJ → purulento
purulent
adj → eitrig; to become purulent → eitern
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Endoscopic examination revealed that the middle meatuses were unremarkable, but examination of the area of the right sphenoethmoid recess revealed purulent discharge over the anterior face of the sphenoid sinus (figure, B).
Endoscopic view of purulent sphenoid sinusitis by Christmas, Dewey A.; Mirante, Joseph P.; Yanagisawa, Eiji / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
An autopsy was performed, and the cause of death was determined to be purulent pericarditis secondary to seleroderma with a contributory cause of bronchopneumonia.
Motions to sever & change venue limited in death case by Tammelleo, A. David / Medical Law's Regan Report
Again purulent material was obtained from the collection, with clinical improvement.
Transcolonic pelvic abscess drainage by Beningfield, S.; Goldberg, P. / South African Journal of Radiology
 
 
 
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