| putrid | 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction. 2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell. <medicine> Putrid fever, a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx. Origin: L. Putridus, fr. Putrere to be rotten, fr.puter, or putris, rotten, fr. Putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. Putride. See Pus, Foul. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| putrid bronchitis | Bronchitis accompanied by an expectoration of foul-smelling sputum. (05 Mar 2000) |