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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.

Words related to suppuration

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

Words nearby suppuration

suppressor grid, suppressor mutation, suppressor t cell, 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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Medicine definitions for suppuration

suppuration
[ sŭp′yə-rā′shən ]

n.

The formation or discharge of pus.pyesis pyopoiesis pyosis

Other words from suppuration

sup′pu•ra′tive adj.
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