Synonyms for "purulence" (39 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

puschylecolostrumdischargefesteringgleethumor

Noun(1 words)

festering

Strong matches (12)

ichorlachrymalactationleukorrhealymphmattermatteringmilkmucormucuspeccant humor

Noun(1 words)

ichor

Related words (19)

phlegmranklingrheumrunningsalivasaniesserous fluidserumsnotsuppurationsweattearteardropthe whitesurine

Noun(4 words)

purulencypussaniessuppuration

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

6 entries

bodily fluidbody fluidhumorhumourliquid body substancesymptom

Synonyms

1 entries

pus

Related terms

4 entries

festeringichorsaniessuppuration

derived

2 entries

purulencypurulent

is a

1 entries

symptom

part of

1 entries

abscess

related to

7 entries

festeringichorpurulencypurulentpussaniessuppuration

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries

• قيْح noun (pus)

German

1 entries

• Eiter noun (pus)

Turkish

1 entries

• cerahat noun (pus)

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