purulent
/ˈpjʊərʊl(ə)nt
/adjective Medicine
Consisting of, containing, or discharging pus: a purulent discharge...
- In such outbreaks, pneumococcal infections have included sepsis, meningitis, purulent conjunctivitis, recurrent otitis media and sinusitis.
- These complications include pleural infection or empyema, meningitis, purulent pericarditis, or endocarditis.
- In patients with an obvious focus of infections (eg, purulent nasal discharge, abdominal tenderness, profuse green diarrhea), a focused diagnostic workup is required.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin purulentus 'festering', from pus, pur- (see pus).