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Pus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pus is a whitish-yellow, yellow or yellow-brown exudate produced by vertebrates during inflammatory pyogenic bacterial infections. An accumulation of pus in an enclosed tissue space is known as an ab...
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Definition of purulent from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 1 : containing, consisting of, or being pus <a purulent discharge>; 2 : accompanied by suppuration...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about purulent inflammation. purulent inflammation. Information about purulent inflammation in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... (redirected from purulent inflammation)
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purulent adj. Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection. [Middle English purulente , from Old French purulent ... Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection.
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n.; A generally viscous, yellowish-white fluid formed in infected tissue, consisting of white blood cells, cellular debris, and necrotic tissue. ... Something that creates pus is called suppurative, pyogenic, or purulent. If it creates mucus as well as pus, it is called mucopurulent.
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Definition of purulent in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of purulent. Pronunciation of purulent. Translations of purulent. purulent synonyms, purulent antonyms. Information about purulent in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... [Middle English purulente, from Old French purulent, from Latin p rulentus,
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