"purulence" meaning in English

See purulence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpjʊəɹʊləns/ Forms: purulences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} purulence (countable and uncountable, plural purulences)
  1. The condition of containing or discharging pus. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-purulence-en-noun-Gsejvsnx
  2. Pus. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (pus): قيْح [masculine] (Arabic), Eiter [masculine] (German), cerahat (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-purulence-en-noun-R7ZxsobL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'pus': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: purulency, purulent Related terms: festering, ichor, sanies, suppuration

Inflected forms

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