Definition

Describing a substance that is made up of both serum and pus, often indicating an infection or inflammation.

Example

The doctor noted that the wound had a seropurulent discharge, which required further treatment.

Conversation

I heard you had a cut on your arm; how is it healing?

It's looking better, but there was a bit of seropurulent discharge earlier.

Oh no, that doesn't sound good at all!

Yeah, but the doctor said it's normal for some wounds to have that.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Seropurulent → It is formed from "sero-" (from Latin "serum", meaning whey or serum) and "purulent" (from Latin "purulentus", meaning full of pus). The word describes a fluid that is both serous and purulent, indicating the presence of serum and pus in a discharge.

Memory Tip

Think of 'serum' which refers to a clear fluid and 'purulent' which means full of pus — together they describe a fluid that has both characteristics.

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