purulence

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/ˈpjʊəɹʊləns/

noun

The condition of containing or discharging pus.

Similar
purulencypussuppurationichorsaniesfestering
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Meanings

nounpurulence (countable and uncountable, plural purulences)

plural purulences

  1. countableuncountableThe condition of containing or discharging pus.
  2. countableuncountablePus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsymptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)

Similar
purulency
Broader
symptom

nouna fluid product of inflammation

Similar
pussuppurationichorsaniesfestering
Broader
liquid body substancebodily fluidbody fluid
Also see
festeringichorpurulencypussaniessuppuration

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic قيْح
  • قيْحpus
Catalan purulència
  • purulènciapus
French purulence
  • purulencepus
German Eiter
  • Eiterpus
Italian purulenza
  • purulenzapus
Portuguese purulência
  • purulênciapus
Spanish purulencia
  • purulenciapus
Turkish cerahat
  • cerahatpus
Cite this entry
APA

purulence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purulence

MLA

“purulence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purulence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purulence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purulence.

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