Definitions for: Purulent


[adj] having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: festering, infected, pussy, putrid, septic

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