suppuration
Americannoun
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the discharging of pus from a wound, sore, etc
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the discharge itself
Etymology
Origin of suppuration
1535–45; < Latin suppūrātiōn- (stem of suppūrātiō ) a forming of pus. See suppurate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Salts, dissolved in hot water, draw the suppurations from boils.
From Literature
Learning about the body’s many excretions, secretions and suppurations in medical school, I realized that each medical specialty has its own essential effluent.
From Washington Post
The bird is slain and it lies before you, browned in its own suppurations.
From Washington Post
A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
From Project Gutenberg
If suppuration forms, the part affected should be opened with the lancet.
From Project Gutenberg
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