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suppuration

[suhp-yuh-rey-shuh n]
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noun
  1. the process of suppurating.
  2. the matter produced by suppuration; pus.

Origin of suppuration

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for suppuration

suppuration

noun
  1. the discharging of pus from a wound, sore, etc
  2. the discharge itself
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Word Origin and History for 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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suppuration in Medicine

suppuration

[sŭp′yə-rā′shən]
n.
  1. The formation or discharge of pus.pyesis pyopoiesis pyosis
Related formssup′pu•ra′tive adj.
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