PURULENCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)

Synonyms:

purulence; purulency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("purulency" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Holonyms ("purulency" is a part of...):

abscess (symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue)

Derivation:

purulent (containing pus)