suppurate

/'sʌpjuəriet/
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suppurate

The doctor observed that the deep wound had begun to suppurate.

Definition

  1. Verb (intransitive):

    • To generate and discharge pus; to fester. This describes the process by which a wound or infected area of the body forms and releases a thick, yellowish-white fluid (pus) as part of an inflammatory response.
    • To ripen and generate pus. This emphasizes the maturation of an infection leading to pus formation.

  2. Verb (transitive):

    • To cause to ripen and discharge pus. This describes the action of an agent (like an irritant) that induces a wound or lesion to form pus.
Usage Examples

  • Verb (intransitive):

    • Without proper cleaning, the deep cut began to suppurate.
    • The doctor warned that the abscess might suppurate and require drainage.

  • Verb (transitive):

    • The foreign object embedded in the skin can suppurate the surrounding tissue.
    • Historically, some treatments were intended to suppurate a boil.
Advanced Usage
  • Medical/Clinical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, clinical, or formal descriptive writing. It is more specific than simply saying "get infected."
    • The biopsy site showed no signs of infection and did not suppurate.
Variants and Related Words
  • Suppuration (noun): The process of forming or discharging pus.
    • The suppuration of the wound indicated a bacterial infection.
  • Suppurative (adjective): Characterized by or causing the formation of pus.
    • The patient was diagnosed with a suppurative infection.
Synonyms
  • Fester: To become septic; to generate pus.
  • Mature (in a medical sense, of an abscess): To ripen and come to a head.
  • Discharge pus: A more descriptive phrase with the same meaning.
Antonyms
  • Heal: To become sound or healthy again.
  • Cleanse: To make clean, preventing infection.
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Come to a head: This idiom can describe an abscess or boil that has suppurated and is ready to burst or be lanced.
    • The infection finally came to a head and was drained by the surgeon.
suppurate

The doctor observed that the deep wound had begun to suppurate.

Verb
  1. ripen and generate pus
    • her wounds are festering
  2. cause to ripen and discharge pus
    • The oil suppurates the pustules

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