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Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection. [Middle English purulente, from Old French purulent, from Latin pÅ«rulentus, from pÅ«s, pÅ«r-, pus; see pÅ«Ì- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] puâ²ruÂ·lentÂ·ly adv.
Pus is a thick, whitish to yellowish material composed primarily of dead cells that generally forms as a by-product of bacterial infections. The inflammatory cells that participate in the bodyâs immune response at the site of an infection eventually degrade and die, creating the substance known as pus.n infection that leads to the production of pus is called a purulent infection. When pus forms within enclosed spaces in the tissues, it causes abscesses. When it forms on the skin surface, it causes lumps known as pustules or pimples.