suppuration

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

suppuration
    n 1: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess
         or a vesicle and the discharge of pus [syn: {festering},
         {suppuration}, {maturation}]
    2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {purulence},
       {suppuration}, {ichor}, {sanies}, {festering}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Suppuration \Sup`pu*ra"tion\, n. [L. suppuratio: cf. F.
   suppuration.]
   1. The act or process of suppurating.
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   2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.
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