suppuration
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sup·pu·ra·tion
(sŭp′yə-rā′shən)n.
1. The formation or discharge of pus.
2. Pus.
sup′pu·ra′tive adj.
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suppuration
(ˌsʌpjʊˈreɪʃən)n
1. (Pathology) the discharging of pus from a wound, sore, etc
2. (Pathology) the discharge itself
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suppuration
the formation and discharge of pus. Also called maturation.
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| Noun | 1. | suppuration - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" |
| 2. | suppuration - a fluid product of inflammation gleet - a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
suppuration
n → Eiterung f
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sup·pu·ra·tion
n. supuración, formación o salida de pus.
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suppuration
n supuración f, secreción f de pusEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.