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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 mutation, suppressor T cell, Supp. Rev. Stat., suppurant, suppurate, suppuration, suppurative, suppurative arthritis, suppurative gingivitis, suppurative hyalitis, suppurative inflammation
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Words related to suppuration

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

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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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Medical 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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