Purulent vs. Serous

Purulentadjective

(medicine) Consisting of pus.

Serousadjective

(medicine) Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)

Purulentadjective

Leaking or seeping pus.

‘purulent inflammation.’;

Serousadjective

Thin; watery; like serum; as, the serous fluids.

Purulentadjective

Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation.

Serousadjective

of or producing or containing serum;

‘a serous exudate’;

Purulentadjective

having undergone infection;

‘a purulent wound’;

Purulentadjective

consisting of, containing, or discharging pus

‘a purulent discharge’;