suppurative
Americanadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonsuppurative adjective
- postsuppurative adjective
- unsuppurative adjective
Etymology
Origin of suppurative
From the Medieval Latin word suppūrātīvus, dating back to 1535–45. See suppurate, -ive
Example Sentences
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"The findings provide a significant advance in our understanding of lung inflammation in children with wheeze and suppurative lung disease," she said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
The phosphorus penetrates into a defective tooth and down through the roots to the jawbone, killing the tissue cells which then become the prey of suppurative germs from the mouth, and abscesses form.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
"In the young patient, therefore, local infection predominates, and the resulting disease is fundamentally suppurative, with perforation and abscess formation the usual sequelae."
From Time Magazine Archive
It has been effective in postoperative wounds, endocarditis, suppurative mastoiditis, and tonsillitis.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tissues, weakened by the suppurative process which the skin has undergone, may then necrose, and thus lay bare periosteum, cartilage, or bone.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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