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suppuration
This term is a precise medical descriptor used to identify the biological process of pus formation. It carries a clinical, sterile connotation and is typically found in pathology reports, surgical notes, or medical textbooks rather than in casual conversation, where words like infection or oozing would be more common.
As an uncountable noun, it refers to a physiological process or a state of being. It cannot be pluralized to describe multiple instances of the process; instead, clinicians use partitive constructions or refer to specific sites of suppuration to indicate multiple affected areas.
Meanings
Examples
The wound showed signs of suppuration after three days.
Is this suppuration normal for this type of infection?
The surgeon observed active suppuration in the deep tissue.
I can see some suppuration around the edges of the cut.
Chronic suppuration often indicates a persistent bacterial presence.
Chronic suppuration often indicates a persistent bacterial presence.
The patient complained of pain and visible suppuration at the site.
We must treat the suppuration before the infection spreads further.
The report mentioned a small amount of suppuration in the abscess.