suppuration
noun
- A pathologic process consisting in the formation of pus
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: First use appears c. 1425. From Latin suppūrātiō.
- The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
- The act of suppurating.
“by the Inflammation and Suppuration of the axillary, inguinal, and other Glands, or in beginning Gangrenes...”