SUPPURATION Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word suppuration. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SUPPURATION
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festering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus • a fluid product of inflammation | ||||||||
ichor | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods • a fluid product of inflammation | ||||||||
maturation | nounn | |||||||
noun • coming to full development; becoming mature • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | ||||||||
purulence | nounn | |||||||
noun • symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) • a fluid product of inflammation | ||||||||
pus | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fluid product of inflammation • the tenth month of the Hindu calendar | ||||||||
sanies | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • a fluid product of inflammation |