suppuration
[suhp-yuh-rey-shuh n]
noun
the process of suppurating.
the matter produced by suppuration; pus.
Origin of suppuration
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flow, emission, seepage, infection, discharge, pus, ulceration, maturation, purulence, excretion, movement, matter, sinus, pustule, vent, shower, ooze, secretion, elimination, exudationExamples from the Web for suppuration
Historical Examples of suppuration
At other times, there are tubercles in almost every state of hardness, and in that of suppuration.
Cattle and Their DiseasesRobert Jennings
Frequently there are traces of suppuration and of ulceration.
Special Report on Diseases of the HorseUnited States Department of Agriculture
Adenitis, or suppuration of the glands, has just been mentioned.
Special Report on Diseases of the HorseUnited States Department of Agriculture
There is no disposition to suppuration of the neighboring glands.
Special Report on Diseases of the HorseUnited States Department of Agriculture
If the suppuration is extensive the process may terminate fatally.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)Grant Hague
suppuration
noun
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suppuration
[sŭp′yə-rā′shən]
n.
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