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 | ||