Meaning & use
mucopurulent
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Consisting of or containing both mucus and pus.
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The doctor noted a mucopurulent discharge, a sign the infection had worsened.
Mucopurulent sputum can indicate a bacterial respiratory infection.
A note on using this word
A clinical term used almost exclusively in medical descriptions of discharge or secretions.
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