Definition of SUPPURATION

suppuration

Meanings

Plural: suppurations

Noun

  • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
  • a fluid product of inflammation
  • The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
  • The act of suppurating.

Origin / Etymology

First use appears c. 1425. From Latin suppūrātiō.

Scrabble Score: 15

suppuration is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 20

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