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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

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

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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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