suppuration

sup·pu·ra·tion  (spy-rshn)

n.

1. The formation or discharge of pus.

2. Pus.

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suppu·rative adj.

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suppuration

the formation and discharge of pus. Also called maturation.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suppuration - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus festering, maturation medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
	2.	suppuration - a fluid product of inflammation sanies, festering, ichor, purulence, pus bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body gleet - a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea