'Suppuration' definitions:

Definition of 'suppuration'

(from WordNet)
noun
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus [syn: festering, suppuration, maturation]
noun
A fluid product of inflammation [syn: pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering]

Definition of 'Suppuration'

From: GCIDE
  • Suppuration \Sup`pu*ra"tion\, n. [L. suppuratio: cf. F. suppuration.]
  • 1. The act or process of suppurating. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus. [1913 Webster]

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