suppuration

English

Etymology

1540s, from Latin sūppuratiō.

Noun

suppuration (countable and uncountable, plural suppurations)

  1. (medicine) Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
  2. (medicine) The act of suppurating.
    • 1600-1700, Arbuthnot, John, An essay concerning the effects of air on human bodies‎, page 178:
      by the Inflammation and Suppuration of the axillary, inguinal, and other Glands, or in beginning Gangrenes...

Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.