| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pu·ru·lent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  py r  -lnt, pyry- |
| ADJECTIVE: | Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English purulente, from Old French purulent, from Latin p rulentus, from ps, pr-, pus. See p - in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | puru·lent·ly —ADVERB
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