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purulent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purulent \Pu"ru*lent\, a. [L. purulentus fr pus, puris, pus, matter: cf F. purulent. See {Pus}.] (Med.) Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as purulent inflammation. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: purulent adj : having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound" [syn: {festering}, {infected}, {pussy}, {putrid}]
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