| NOUN | state | purulence, purulency | symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) |
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| body | purulence, pus, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering | a fluid product of inflammation |
| Meaning | symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus). | |
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| Synonym | purulency | |
| Part of | abscess | symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue |
| Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Spanish | purulencia | |
| Catalan | purulència | |
| Adjectives | purulent | containing pus |
| Meaning | A fluid product of inflammation. | |
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| Synonyms | pus, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering | |
| Narrower | gleet | A thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea |
| Broader | liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour | The liquid parts of the body |
| Spanish | humor, icor, pirulencia, podre, purulencia, pus, sanies, secreción, supuración, ulceración | |
| Catalan | icor, purulència, pus, supuració | |
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