purulence
[ pyoo r-uh-luh ns, pyoo r-yuh- ]
/ ˈpyʊər ə ləns, ˈpyʊər yə- /
noun
pus.
the condition of containing or forming pus.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- pursuit plane,
- pursuivant,
- pursy,
- purtenance,
- purty,
- purulent,
- purulent inflammation,
- purulent ophthalmia,
- purulent pleurisy,
- purulent rhinitis
Sometimes pu·ru·len·cy.
Origin of purulence
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Examples from the Web for purulence
The outer surface is always smooth, and no indication of purulence, softening, or scab formation is ever exhibited.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of AgriculturePurulence, pū′rū-lens, n. the forming of pus or matter: pus—also Pū′rulency.
Already the exploiting class, as it neared the term of its depleted life, was but a mass of purulence.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
purulence
[ pyur′ə-ləns ]
n.
The condition of containing or discharging pus.
Pus.
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