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Definitions for purulent
ˈpyʊər ə lənt, ˈpyʊər yə-pu·ru·lent
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Princeton's WordNet
purulent, pussyadjective
containing pus
"a purulent wound"
Wiktionary
purulentadjective
Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation.
Etymology: purulentus, from pus, puris, pus, matter.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PURULENTadjective
Consisting of pus or the running of wounds.
Etymology: purulent, Fr. purulentus, Lat.
A carcase of man is most infectious and odious to man, and purulent matter of wounds to sound flesh. Francis Bacon.
It spews a filthy froth
Of matter purulent and white,
Which happen’d on the skin to light,
And there corrupting on a wound,
Spreads leprosy. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.An acrimonious or purulent matter, stagnating in some organ, is more easily deposited upon the liver than any other part. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Wikipedia
purulent
Pus is an exudate, typically white-yellow, yellow, or yellow-brown, formed at the site of inflammation during bacterial or fungal infection. An accumulation of pus in an enclosed tissue space is known as an abscess, whereas a visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis is known as a pustule, pimple or spot.
Webster Dictionary
Purulentadjective
consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation
Etymology: [L. purulentus, fr. pus, puris, pus, matter: cf. F. purulent. See Pus.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purulent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purulent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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