This to be used in a sentence with:
a somethingish discharge
I like "pustulous discharge" but 'pustulous' is of pustules not of their content.
'Pusy' would be a natural but doesn't look like what it's trying to mean so..
This to be used in a sentence with:
a somethingish discharge
I like "pustulous discharge" but 'pustulous' is of pustules not of their content.
'Pusy' would be a natural but doesn't look like what it's trying to mean so..
The word pustulent, seems exactly what you are looking for, but since no one has suggested it yet, perhaps there is something wrong with it.
Filled or oozing with pus
The word you are looking for is purulent:
consisting of, containing, or discharging pus.
"a purulent discharge"
Oxford Dictionaries/Lexico
It is not an especially common word in general, but it is the medical word for this.
The actual adjective for pus is pussy, with a double s:
[Merriam-Webster]
: full of or resembling pus
// a pussy wound
Note that the pronunciation starts off the same as that of pus itself—as opposed to the pronunciation of the other senses of the word.
Specific context, either through identifying the location or using it alongside another adjective, will also help avoid any confusion (and possibly unfortunate misunderstandings) when it comes to expressing it in written form:
There is a pussy discharge coming from my arm wound.
My cut is producing a yellow and pussy discharge.
Both putrid and putrescent derive from the same root as pus.
Per etymoline, pus is related to the Latin puter (rotten) and putere (to stink). Putrid made its way into English from these same roots in the 15th century in reference to typhus, aka putrid fever. Putrescent was a later addition, coming into English in the 17th century. Both words would carry the sense that the discharge was foul-smelling.
suppurate
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. intransitive verb To form or discharge pus.
https://www.wordnik.com/words/suppurate
"a suppurous discharge"
pus-like adj. OED a derivative of pus; more of a layman's term.
As in:
2001 Cats June Most bacterial infections that I have seen create an effusion of pus-like fluid.
If you are doing Medical Transcription, I would use what the doctor dictates on that one, or leave a blank as guessing is not good. Doctor may be describing color, amount of pus. Go with what you are confident. Legal document.
Given so finely Latinate a verb as suppurate is for a jumping off point, lots of different possible suffixes could be used for deriving an adjective. But of these, suppurating (as in suppurating sores) is the only one that sees much present-day use.
Per the OED, it means:
Forming, containing, or discharging pus; characterized by suppuration; suppurative. Also in figurative context.
Older choices no longer viable outside a period piece include supperative, suppurable, suppurant, suppurate, suppurated, suppurant, suppuratory.
While it doesn't mean the exact same thing, the word 'viscid' might be a good fit.
1a : having an adhesive quality : sticky
b : having a glutinous consistency : viscous