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Definition of "suppuration" []

  • The formation or discharge of pus. (noun)
  • Pus. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "suppuration" in a sentence
  • "The analogy between this phenomenon and what happens when a man has a splinter that causes inflammation and suppuration is extraordinary."
  • "When the happy ending of rapid resolution is denied us, then, in addition to the condition we have described as suppuration, we may meet with one or other of the following complications:"
  • "Healing then occurs by granulation or suppuration, which is termed healing by second intention."