suppurate
/ˈsʌpjʊreɪt
/verb [no object]
Undergo the formation of pus; fester.Over the centuries, the wounds which surgeons were tending, either as a result of injury or inflicted by themselves on their patients, would swell, redden, and suppurate with the discharge of pus....
- They're like thumb holes in his ribcage, suppurating and glistening with pus.
- His bow lost its spring but his wound still suppurated.
Synonyms
fester, form pus, swell up, gather, discharge, rot, run, weep, ooze, come to a head;
Medicine maturate
rare matter
Derivatives
suppuration
/ noun ...- The main step in the pathogenesis of actinomycosis is disruption of the mucosal membrane leading to suppuration and abscess formation.
- Chronic suppurative otitis media is chronic suppuration of the middle ear cavity associated with a defect in the tympanic membrane.
- Chloramphenicol or tetracyclines also have been used, but relapses occasionally occur with these medications, and they may not prevent node suppuration.
suppurative
- The biopsy materials generally showed granulomatous or suppurative inflammation with ulceration and necrosis.
- One systematic review found that oral antibiotics were significantly less effective than topical antibiotics in reducing otoscopic features of chronic suppurative otitis media.
- Other exclusion criteria were a diagnosis of chronic suppurative otitis media or otitis with effusion, and otoscopic appearance consistent with crying or fever alone.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'cause to form pus'): based on Latin sub- 'below' + pus, pur- 'pus'.