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purulent (adj.)
early 15c., purulente, "pus-colored," from Latin purulentus "full of pus," from pus (genitive puris) "pus" (see pus). Meaning "consisting of pus" is from 1590s. Related: Purulence.
early 15c., purulente, "pus-colored," from Latin purulentus "full of pus," from pus (genitive puris) "pus" (see pus). Meaning "consisting of pus" is from 1590s. Related: Purulence.
