suppurate
to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
Origin of suppurate
1Other words from suppurate
- un·sup·pu·rat·ed, adjective
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How to use suppurate in a sentence
If the Fallopian tubes are involved, and this happens frequently, they suppurate, and often they must be removed by coeliotomy.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHe is in the most favourable position for the wounds in his back and chest to suppurate easily, and absolute rest is necessary.
The Secret of the Island | W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)Some of them seemed to be simply swollen red blood corpuscles, ready to burst, or as it were, suppurate.
Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society | Joseph Bradford CoxThe lymph glands behind the angle of the jaw enlarge and become tender, and may suppurate from superadded infection.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe affected glands nearly always break down and suppurate, and after destroying the overlying skin give rise to fungating ulcers.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for suppurate
/ (ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt) /
(intr) pathol (of a wound, sore, etc) to discharge pus; fester
Origin of suppurate
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