suppuration
English
editEtymology
edit1540s, from Latin suppūrātiō.
Noun
editsuppuration (countable and uncountable, plural suppurations)
- (medicine) Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
- (medicine) The act of suppurating.
- 1600-1700, Arbuthnot, John, An essay concerning the effects of air on human bodies[1], page 178:
- by the Inflammation and Suppuration of the axillary, inguinal, and other Glands, or in beginning Gangrenes...
Related terms
editTranslations
editdecay in tissue producing pus
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the act of suppurating
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French
editPronunciation
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Noun
editsuppuration f (plural suppurations)
Descendants
edit- → Romanian: supurație
- → Turkish: süpürasyon
Further reading
edit- “suppuration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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