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Definitions for Purulent
[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.
[4] of, relating to, or containing pus
Words related to Purulent
putrid, rotting, disgusting, rancid, noxious, sour, spoiled, corrupt, moldy, stale, overripe, bad, crumbling, fetid, foul, gross, loathsome, loud, mephitic, noisome
Words nearby Purulent
pursuivant, pursy, purtenance, purty, purulence, purulent, purulent inflammation, purulent ophthalmia, purulent pleurisy, purulent rhinitis, purulent synovitis
Origin of Purulent
1590–1600; < Latin pūrulentus, equivalent to pūr-, stem of pūs pus + -ulentus -ulent
Other words from Purulent
pu·ru·lent·ly , adverb
non·pu·ru·lent , adjective
non·pu·ru·lent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Purulent
C16: from Latin pūrulentus, from pus
Synonyms for Purulent
corrupt, disgusting, moldy, noxious, overripe, putrid, rancid, rotting, sour, spoiled, stale, bad, bad-smelling, corroded, crumbled, crumbling, decomposed, decomposing, disintegrated, disintegrating, fecal, feculent, festering, fetid, foul, gross, infected, loathsome, loud, mephitic, moldering, noisome, offensive, perished, polluted, pustular, putrescent, putrified, rank, smelling, stinking, strong, tainted, touched, unsound