Definitions for suppuration
sup·pu·ra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. festering, suppuration, maturationnoun

   (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

2. pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festeringnoun

   a fluid product of inflammation

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suppurationnoun

   Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppurationnoun

   Etymology: suppuration, French; from suppurate.

   1. The ripening or change of the matter of a tumour into pus.

   If the inflammation be gone too far towards a suppuration, then it must be promoted with suppuratives, and opened by incision. Richard Wiseman.

   This great attrition must produce a great propensity to the putrescent alkaline condition of the fluids, and consequently to suppurations. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. The matter suppurated.

   The great physician of souls sometimes cannot cure without cutting us: sin has festered inwardly, and he must launce the imposthume, to let out death with the suppuration. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suppuration

   Pus is an exudate, typically white-yellow, yellow, or yellow-brown, formed at the site of inflammation during bacterial or fungal infection. An accumulation of pus in an enclosed tissue space is known as an abscess, whereas a visible collection of pus within or beneath the epidermis is known as a pustule, pimple or spot.

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1. suppuration

   Suppuration refers to the process of producing and discharging pus from a wound or a part of the body due to infection or inflammation. It's the body's response to fight off infection, consisting of dead white blood cells, tissue debris, and bacteria. This process is often associated with diseases that involve the formation of abscesses or boils.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppurationnoun

   the act or process of suppurating

2. Suppurationnoun

   the matter produced by suppuration; pus

3. Etymology: [L. suppuratio: cf. F. suppuration.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppuration

   A pathologic process consisting in the formation of pus.

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1. • Bodily Process
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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppuration in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suppuration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suppuration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suppuration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suppuration
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suppuration
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppuration