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suppuration

[ suhp-yuh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsʌp yəˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

the process of suppurating.
the matter produced by suppuration; pus.

RELATED WORDS

flow, emission, seepage, infection, discharge, pus, ulceration, maturation, purulence, excretion, movement, matter, sinus, pustule, vent, shower, ooze, secretion, elimination, exudation

Nearby words

suppressor mutation, suppressor t cell, supprise, suppurant, suppurate, suppuration, suppurative, suppurative arthritis, suppurative gingivitis, suppurative hyalitis, suppurative inflammation

Origin of suppuration

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

suppuration

/ (ˌsʌpjʊˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the discharging of pus from a wound, sore, etc
the discharge itself
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Word Origin and History for suppuration

suppuration

n.

1540s, from Latin suppurationem (nominative suppuratio), noun of action from past participle stem of suppurare "form or discharge pus," from sub "under" (see sub-) + stem of pus (see pus).

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Medicine definitions for suppuration

suppuration

[ sŭp′yə-rā′shən ]

n.

The formation or discharge of pus.pyesis pyopoiesis pyosis
Related formssup′pu•ra′tive adj.
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