suppurative

[ suhp-yuh-rey-tiv ]

/ ˈsʌp yəˌreɪ tɪv /

suppurating; characterized by suppuration.

promoting suppuration.

a medicine or application that promotes suppuration.

Origin of suppurative

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

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

Arthritis of the temporo-mandibular joint occurs in two forms, non-suppurative and suppurative.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles
Of the non-suppurative varieties the most common is the epidemic form known as mumps.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles
Non-suppurative disease of the middle ear may be acute or chronic.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 |Various
The prognosis is better in the case of post-suppurative conditions than in the non-suppurative ones.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various

The non-suppurative form is usually due to gonorrhœal infection, and as a rule is bilateral.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

suppurative

/ (ˈsʌpjʊrətɪv) /

causing suppuration

any suppurative drug