Top Definition. morning constitutional. While most might think of a early morning walk when hearing this term, the term morning constitutional can also be used to define what happens when someone has to take a early morning bowel movement. Samuel took a newspaper in to read during his morning constitutional.
purulence, purulency. 1. the state or condition of containing or secreting pus. 2. the production or generation of pus or similar matter. â purulent, adj.
The pathogenicity of an organism-its ability to cause disease-is determined by its virulence factors. The noun virulence derives from the adjective virulent.Virulent can describe either disease severity or a pathogen's infectivity. Some virulent bacteria produce special proteins that allow them to colonize parts of the host body. 2  Helicobacter pylori is able to survive in the acidic environment of the human stomach by producing the enzyme urease.