'Purulent' definitions:

Definition of 'purulent'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Containing pus; "a purulent wound" [syn: purulent, pussy]

Definition of 'Purulent'

From: GCIDE
  • Purulent \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. [1913 Webster]

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