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What does purulent mean?

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Adjective
  1. (medicine) Consisting of pus.
  2. Leaking or seeping pus.
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In such outbreaks, pneumococcal infections have included sepsis, meningitis, purulent conjunctivitis, recurrent otitis media and sinusitis.
Two months later, the purulent discharge, pustules, and erythema had resolved, and the nodules had diminished in size.
In acute bacterial sinusitis, the nose merely acts as a conduit for eliminating purulent secretions produced in the sinuses.
There was swelling, tenderness, erythema, and slight purulent discharge from the lesion.
In contact with the eye, croton oil causes severe keratoconjunctivitis with pain, swelling, and purulent discharge.
Even patients with purulent secretions usually have viral infections and do not benefit from antibiotics.

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