Purulence


[pyoo r-uh-luh ns, pyoo r-yuh-] /ˈpyʊər ə ləns, ˈpyʊər yə-/

noun
1.
the condition of containing or forming .
2.
.

purulence pu·ru·lence (pyur’ə-ləns, pyur’yə-)
n.

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