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purulent of, relating to, or containing pus purulent [′pyu̇r·ə·lənt] (medicine) Consisting of, containing, or forming pus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The patient was a 21-year-old man who had a history of left-sided nasal obstruction and recurrent bouts of fetid, purulent rhinorrhea of several years' duration. On admission, he complained of 2 days of fever, malaise, erythema and induration in the left hemithorax extending to the left thigh, and purulent secretion from an excoriation on the anterior aspect of the left thigh. In 1986, Kostiuchenok et al found that NPWT in combination with surgical debridement significantly reduced the bacterial burden within purulent wounds and resulted in improved wound healing. |
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