suppuration

[ suhp-yuh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

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

suppuration

/ ˌsʌpjʊˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the discharging of pus from a wound, sore, etc
2. the discharge itself

Word History and Origins

Origin of suppuration¹

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

Example Sentences

Suppuration will thus be promoted, and the matter may be allowed to escape by making an opening for it at the place it points.

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If not properly attended to, the suppuration soon terminates in mortification.

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It is customary to commence the study of the pathogenic bacteria with the Organisms of Suppuration.

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The suppuration was much less abundant, and—thanks to the incessant care by which he was surrounded!

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Quinsy, kwin′zi, n. an inflammatory affection of the substance of the tonsils, attended when fully developed by suppuration.

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