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purulent

 
Dictionary: pu·ru·lent   (pyʊr'ə-lənt, pyʊr'yə-) pronunciation
adj.
Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection.

[Middle English purulente, from Old French purulent, from Latin pūrulentus, from pūs, pūr-, pus.]

purulently pu'ru·lent·ly adv.

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Resembling, consisting of, or containing pus.

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Containing or forming pus.

  • poultry p. synovitis — swellings on the feet and in the limb joints causing lameness and spondylitis in fowls and turkeys. Caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - materiefyldt

Nederlands (Dutch)
met etter

Français (French)
adj. - purulent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eitrig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (παθολ.) πυώδης (κν. κακοφορμισμένος)

Italiano (Italian)
purulento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - purulento

Русский (Russian)
гнойный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - purulento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - varig (läk.), full av var

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
脓的, 化脓的, 化脓性的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 膿的, 化膿的, 化膿性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고름의, 화농성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 化膿した, 化膿性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متقيح, قيحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוגלתי‬


 
 

 

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