suppurative
Americanadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of suppurative
From the Medieval Latin word suppūrātīvus, dating back to 1535–45. See suppurate, -ive
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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
It has been effective in postoperative wounds, endocarditis, suppurative mastoiditis, and tonsillitis.
From Time Magazine Archive
"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
If the loss of hoof is owing to suppurative laminitis, the parts denuded of the horny covering must be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected with carbolic acid, lysol, or other antiseptic.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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