English noun: purulence | |||
1. | purulence (state) symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) | ||
Synonyms | purulency | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
Part meronym | abscess | ||
2. | purulence (body) a fluid product of inflammation | ||
Synonyms | festering, ichor, pus, sanies, suppuration | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gleet | ||