suppuration meaning

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suppuration (noun): (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus.

suppuration has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

suppuration as a noun

  1. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

    Synonyms: festering, maturation

    Type of: bodily process

    Related forms: suppurate

  2. a fluid product of inflammation

    Synonyms: pus, purulence, ichor, sanies, festering

    Type of: liquid body substance

    Kinds: gleet

    Related forms: suppurate

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in ON · 11-letter words

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