suppurative

/'sʌpjuərətiv/

Thân thiện

The doctor examined the suppurative wound on the patient's arm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by or causing suppuration: Describes a condition, process, or agent that involves or produces the formation and discharge of pus.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The wound became red, swollen, and suppurative, requiring antibiotic treatment.
  • A suppurative infection, such as an abscess, is often painful and filled with pus.

Advanced Usage

• Medical Terminology: In clinical contexts, "suppurative" is used to classify specific types of inflammation or infections (e.g., suppurative arthritis, suppurative lymphadenitis) where pus formation is a key feature.
  • The patient was diagnosed with suppurative cholangitis, an infection of the bile ducts.

Variants and Related Words

• Suppurate (verb): To undergo the process of forming and discharging pus.
  • If the lesion begins to suppurate, it indicates a bacterial infection.
• Suppuration (noun): The process of pus formation; the pus itself.
  • The suppuration from the wound was carefully drained.

Synonyms

• Purulent: Containing, consisting of, or discharging pus. (Often used interchangeably with "suppurative").
• Pus-forming: Causing the production of pus. (A more descriptive, non-technical synonym).

Antonyms

• Non-suppurative: Not characterized by pus formation.
• Serous: Producing or containing a clear, watery fluid (serum), as opposed to pus.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or characterized by suppuration