suppuration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
    festering; maturation.
  2. noun a fluid product of inflammation
    festering; sanies; purulence; ichor; pus.

WordNet

Sup`pu*ra"tion noun
Etymology
L. suppuratio: cf. F. suppuration.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of suppurating.
  2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.

Webster 1913