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suppuration

noun

  1. A pathologic process consisting in the formation of pus
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: First use appears c. 1425. From Latin suppūrātiō.

  1. The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.
  2. The act of suppurating.

    “by the Inflammation and Suppuration of the axillary, inguinal, and other Glands, or in beginning Gangrenes...”