suppuration

[ suhp-yuh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌsʌp yəˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the process of suppurating.

the matter produced by suppuration; pus.

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Origin of suppuration

1535–45; <Latin suppūrātiōn- (stem of suppūrātiō) a forming of pus. See suppurate, -ion

Words nearby suppuration

suppressor, suppressor grid, suppressor T cell, Supp. Rev. Stat., suppurate, suppuration, suppurative, supr., supra, supracellular, supragenic

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How to use suppuration in a sentence

Suppuration will thus be promoted, and the matter may be allowed to escape by making an opening for it at the place it points.
A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock
If not properly attended to, the suppuration soon terminates in mortification.
A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock
It is customary to commence the study of the pathogenic bacteria with the Organisms of Suppuration.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
The suppuration was much less abundant, and—thanks to the incessant care by which he was surrounded!
The Secret of the Island|W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)

Quinsy, kwin′zi, n. an inflammatory affection of the substance of the tonsils, attended when fully developed by suppuration.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for suppuration

suppuration

/ (ˌsʌpjʊˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the discharging of pus from a wound, sore, etc

the discharge itself

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suppuration

Origin of suppuration

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