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= purulence, n. (now chiefly in sense 2).
Originally: †the property of causing putrefaction or corrosion of tissue (cf. septic, adj.1 1a) (obsolete); †the condition of being putrid (obsolete…
Originally: the process of putrefaction, esp. when (supposedly) occurring in the body of a person or animal (now historical). In later use…