English noun: suppuration | |||
1. | suppuration (process) (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | ||
Synonyms | festering, maturation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||
2. | suppuration (body) a fluid product of inflammation | ||
Synonyms | festering, ichor, purulence, pus, sanies | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gleet | ||