suppurate

When boils progress to the stage where they appear about to "point" then stop and do not suppurate, Echinacea is the remedy.

Then they suppurate, and in the end amputation becomes necessary.

In cases in which the mucous membrane is affected, the submaxillary lymph gland may also become enlarged and suppurate.

The skin may suppurate or slough more or less over the areas of greatest tension or where it is irritated by blows or pressure.