suppurative

[ suhp-yuh-rey-tiv ]

adjective

suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
promoting suppuration.

noun

a medicine or application that promotes suppuration.

Origin of suppurative

From the Medieval Latin word suppūrātīvus, dating back to 1535–45. See suppurate, -ive

Other words from suppurative

non·sup·pu·ra·tive, adjective
post·sup·pu·ra·tive, adjective
un·sup·pu·ra·tive, adjective

Words Nearby suppurative

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How to use suppurative in a sentence

All inflammatory and suppurative diseases cause leukocytosis, except when slight or well walled off.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
He was the first to observe that its suppurative form does not occur primarily, but is secondary to coagulation of the blood.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell Park
Panaritium, pan-a-rish′i-um, n. suppurative inflammation in a finger—same as whitlow.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
Panophthalmitis, pan-of-thal-mī′tis, n. suppurative inflammation of the whole eye.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
The term is applied to those peculiar suppurative and ulcerative conditions of the skin due to the tubercle bacilli.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for suppurative

suppurative

/ (ˈsʌpjʊrətɪv) /

adjective

causing suppuration

noun

any suppurative drug

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