purulent infection

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• purulent — purulent, ente [ pyrylɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XIIe; lat. purulentus 1 ♦ Qui contient ou produit du pus (⇒ suppurer). Lésion purulente de la peau. ⇒ pustule. Pleurésie purulente. ⇒ empyème. « subir, pour une ophtalmie purulente, une petite opération » (A …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• purulent pericarditis — pericardial inflammation characterized by pus formation, usually due to bacterial infection, and less often to fungal or viral infection, which may be spread from neighboring tissues, through the blood or lymphatic systems, or via direct… …   Medical dictionary

• Infection, ear (acute middle) — Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media typically causes fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually… …   Medical dictionary

• Infection, middle ear — Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media typically causes fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually… …   Medical dictionary

• purulent ophthalmia — ophthalmia with purulent discharge, commonly due to gonorrheal infection …   Medical dictionary

• purulent — pu·ru·lent || pjÊŠrjÉ™lÉ™nt / pjÊŠÉ™rÉ™ adj. full of pus, secreting a greenish white fluid from an infection …   English contemporary dictionary

• Chlamydia infection — For Chlamydia s life cycle, see Chlamydia (bacterium) For infectious agents previously designated Chlamydiae, see species of Chlamydophila Chlamydia Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

• Ear infection, middle (acute) — Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media typically causes fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually… …   Medical dictionary

• Middle ear infection, acute — Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media typically causes fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually… …   Medical dictionary

• whitlow — Purulent infection through a perionychial fold causing an abscess of the bulbous distal end of a finger. SYN: felon. [M.E. whitflawe] herpetic w. painful herpes simplex virus infection of a finge …   Medical dictionary

• Abscess — A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: {{}}A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and A perianal… …   Medical dictionary