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Festering

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ichornoun(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
pussynoun(vulgar, colloquial) The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
putridOf, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
purulent(medicine) Consisting of pus.
purulencenounPus.
suppurationnoun(medicine) The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
infectednounHaving an infection.
saniesnoun(medicine) a thin mixture of pus and blood serum discharged from a wound; ichor
pusnoun(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
septicnounOf or pertaining to sepsis.

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purulent(medicine) Consisting of pus.
purulencenounPus.
suppurationnoun(medicine) The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
saniesnoun(medicine) a thin mixture of pus and blood serum discharged from a wound; ichor
pusnoun(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.
infectednounHaving an infection.
septicnounOf or pertaining to sepsis.
ichornoun(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
pussynoun(vulgar, colloquial) The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
putridOf, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
deterioratingGetting worse.
worseningnounA worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration
seriousImportant; weighty; not insignificant.
rottingnessnoun(rare) Something which is undergoing rot or decomposition.
putrefactionnounThe state of being rotten.
feculencenounFeculent matter; dregs, filth.
fetiditynounThe quality of being fetid.
fetidnessnounThe quality of being fetid
putrescencenounThe condition of being putrid; decay
decayednessnounThe state or quality of being decayed.

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