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mucopurulent

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mucopurulent /mu·co·pu·ru·lent/ (-pūr´ah-lint) containing both mucus and pus.
mu·co·pu·ru·lent (myk-pyr-lnt)
adj.
Containing mucus and pus.
mucopurulent
[myo̅o̅′kōpyoo͡r′yələnt]
Etymology: L, mucus + purulentus, pus
characteristic of a combination of mucus and pus.
mucopurulent [mu″ko-pu´roo-lent]
marked by an exudate containing both mucus and pus.
mucopurulent (myōōˈ·kō·pyōōrˑ··lnt)),
adj pertaining to a discharge that combines pus and mucus. See also mucus.
mucopurulent
marked by an exudate containing both mucus and pus.
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