suppuration

[ suhp-yuh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ˌsʌp yəˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the process of suppurating.

the matter produced by suppuration; pus.

Origin of suppuration

1535–45; < Latin suppūrātiōn- (stem of suppūrātiō) a forming of pus. See suppurate, -ion

Words nearby suppuration

suppressor grid, suppressor mutation, suppressor t cell, suppurant, suppurate, suppuration, suppurative, suppurative arthritis, suppurative gingivitis, suppurative hyalitis, suppurative inflammation

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The general remarks on the joints cover all that need be said as to suppuration of the knee-joint.

Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry Makins
Suppuration from time to time appears; but as the animal with its tongue removes the pus, this last effect may not be observed.

The Dog |Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson
Late in pregnancy appendicitis rapidly goes on to suppuration and perforation, with a high mortality.

The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation |Austin O'Malley
There is no disposition to suppuration of the neighboring glands.

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of Agriculture

Almost all the wounds inflicted by the Mauser bullets seemed to be quite clean and healthy, with no signs of suppuration.

With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train |Ernest N. Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for suppuration

suppuration

/ (ˌsʌpjʊˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the discharging of pus from a wound, sore, etc

the discharge itself

Medical definitions for suppuration

suppuration

[ sŭp′yə-rā′shən ]

n.

The formation or discharge of pus. pyesis pyopoiesis pyosis

Other words from suppuration

sup′pu•ra′tive adj.

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