Meaning of SUPPURATION
| Pronunciation: | | `supyu'reyshun
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- [n] a fluid product of inflammation
- [n] (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
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| | Synonyms: | | festering, festering, ichor, maturation, purulence, pus, sanies |
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| | See Also: | | activity, bodily fluid, bodily function, bodily process, body fluid, body process, gleet, humor, humour, liquid body substance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sup`pu*ra"tion\, n. [L. suppuratio: cf. F.
suppuration.]
1. The act or process of suppurating.
2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.
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| | Definition: | | The formation of pus. |
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