Definition of suppurate
suppurated
;suppurating
intransitive verb
: to form or discharge pus
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Red and yellow ovals crusted with puss, seeping and suppurating.
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Origin and Etymology of suppurate
Latin suppuratus, past participle of suppurare, from sub- + pur-, pus pus — more at foul
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suppurate
playMedical Definition of suppurate
suppurated
;suppurating
: to form or discharge pus a suppurating wound
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