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  1. adj. Resembling pus.

Examples

  • “A chlamydial infection may cause a burning sensation during urination and a puslike discharge from the penis within a week of infection.”

    Simon & Schuster: A Baby at Last!

  • “Yellow, puslike penile discharge that rapidly increases in volume and is much thicker than the normal mucus secretions of arousal”

    Simon & Schuster: Getting Pregnant

  • “It will cause a puslike discharge from the penis and frequent, painful urination.”

    Simon & Schuster: Clinical Work with Adolescents

  • “In this case a puslike exudate is found between the membranes covering the brain.”

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse

  • “Thrombi, in some instances, soften in their centers, and are then observed to contain a puslike substance.”

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse

  • “If the discharge is sticky and puslike, a deeper difficulty or more advanced irritation is indicated.”

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse

  • “I can understand why earwax gets a bad rap: It's weirdly sticky, puslike in color, and smells ever so faintly of Velveeta.”

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  • “\par Acorna suddenly had a vision of translucent yellow puslike substances frozen in place as m ore solid, foamy-looking yellow substances, also frozen, towered above.”

    Fictionaut: Massage

  • “If a man feels symptoms of STDs—a burning sensation during urination and a puslike discharge from the penis or inflammation of the urethra—or if a woman feels fever, nausea, vomiting, and severe pain in the lower abdomen or pelvic tenderness, which are the signs of pelvic inflammatory disease, it’s imperative that you visit a doctor for immediate treatment.”

    Simon & Schuster: A Baby at Last!

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