Definition of Purulent

consisting of or discharging pus

Examples of Purulent in a sentence

The patient’s purulent nasal discharge is full of pus, so the doctor knows that an infection is likely.  🔊

Many bacteria cause a purulent expulsion that consists of both fluid and pus.  🔊

Yellow pus running out of the little girl’s eye let her teacher know that she had purulent conjunctivitis.  🔊

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