| NOUN | process | festering, suppuration, maturation | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus |
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| body | festering, pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies | a fluid product of inflammation |
| Sounds | feh'sterihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2006 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus. | |
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| Synonyms | suppuration, maturation | |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Verbs | fester | ripen and generate pus |
| Meaning | A fluid product of inflammation. | |
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| Synonyms | pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies | |
| Narrower | gleet | A thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea |
| Broader | liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour | The liquid parts of the body |
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