purulence

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjʊəɹʊləns/

Noun

purulence (countable and uncountable, plural purulences)

1. The condition of containing or discharging pus.
2. Pus.

Derived terms

• purulency
• purulent

 

Translations

pus

• Arabic: قيْح m
• German: Eiter (de) m
• Turkish: cerahat (tr)

See also

• festering
• ichor
• sanies
• suppuration

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

purulence f (plural purulences)

1. purulence

Further reading

• “purulence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.