puriform
[ pyoor-uh-fawrm ]
adjectivePathology.
resembling pus; purulent.
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How to use puriform in a sentence
Their contents are usually clear, subsequently becoming more or less milky or puriform.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonProbably the first thing that draws one's attention to it is the stench of the puriform discharge.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton ReeksIn other cases the substance of the glands softens, with the formation of a puriform liquid.
Mucus and puriform secretions gather and dry about the mucous outlets.
The patient continued to expectorate thick nummular and puriform sputa, as in the influenza.
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