adj
Meaning 1
Consisting of pus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
- Near-synonym: puriform
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: puriform
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Consisting of pus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: puriform
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Leaking or seeping pus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: pussy, suppurant
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
containing pus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pussy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Middle French purulent, from Latin pūrulentus, from pūs (“pus”).
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.