The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Purulence \Pu"ru*lence\, Purulency \Pu"ru*len*cy\, n. [L. purulentia: cf. F. purulence.] (Med.) The quality or state of being purulent; the generation of pus; also, the pus itself. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
purulency n 1: symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) [syn: purulence, purulency]