Top Definition. morning constitutional. While most might think of a early morning walk when hearing this term, the term morning constitutional can also be used to define what happens when someone has to take a early morning bowel movement. Samuel took a newspaper in to read during his morning constitutional.
purulence, purulency. 1. the state or condition of containing or secreting pus. 2. the production or generation of pus or similar matter. â purulent, adj.
In most other contexts, especially in animal systems, virulence refers to the degree of damage caused by a microbe to its host. The pathogenicity of an organism - its ability to cause disease - is determined by its virulence factors. The noun virulence derives from the adjective virulent.