Definition of "mucopurulent" []

• Containing mucus and pus. (adjective)

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• "By removing the scab and making pressure at the base of the ulcer, drops of thick, mucopurulent"
• "By removing the scab and making pressure at the base of the ulcer, drops of thick, mucopurulent matter were made to exude."
• "In some cases of acute glanders the formation of nodules may so irritate the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract and cause such a profuse discharge of mucopurulent or purulent matter that the specific character of the original discharge is entirely masked."