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purulent

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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pu·ru·lent /ˈpjʊərələnt $ ˈpjʊr-/ adjective technical  MIcontaining or producing pus 化脓的;流脓的purulence noun [uncountable]
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purulentEar infections with a bloody, purulent, cheesy smelling discharge and sticking pains.Ear infections with a purulent discharge, itching and noises in the ears; eustachian catarrh.There may be a purulent discharge too.Weeping is as much a disease entity as any purulent discharge.A history of purulent nasal discharge may be obtained in headaches resulting from sinus disease.Necropsy reveals a severely inflamed mucosa studded with yellowish-green purulent nodules.Coryza may be acrid and purulent or a bloody discharge.This showed a conical hard object lodged firmly in her right intermediate bronchus, granular tissue, and purulent secretions.
Origin purulent (1400-1500) Latin purulentus, from pus; → PUS
pu·ru·lent adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus or containing producing pus


purulent
purulent /ˈpjʊərələnt $ ˈpjʊr-/ adjective technical
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: purulentus, from pus; pus
containing or producing pus
—purulence noun [uncountable]


puru·lentBrE /ˈpjʊərələnt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpjʊrələnt/ 🔊 adjective (medical 医学) containing or producing pus 化脓的;流脓的a purulent discharge from the wound从伤口中流出的脓