Purulencies

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The presence of pus or similar thick fluid in a tissue or wound
2. the state characterized by infection leading to the formation of pus
3. conditions in which tissue becomes swollen and filled with purulent material due to inflammation

Etymology: "Purulencies" is the plural of "purulency," a noun meaning the presence of pus. The base word goes back to Latin "purulentus," meaning full of pus, formed from "pus" (genitive "puris") with the adjectival suffix "-ulentus," which marks abundance or fullness. English took the adjective and then the noun form, so the plural simply counts separate instances or occurrences of that condition.

Synonyms: pus, exudate, infection, secretion, discharge