Festering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

a fluid product of inflammation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛstɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛstəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛstəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɛstɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

her wounds are festering

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pus ichor fester maturate sanies purulence maturation suppurate suppuration

Parts of Speech

noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
noun	a fluid product of inflammation
verb	ripen and generate pus “her wounds are festering”

Word Forms

fester	verb	ripen and generate pus
suppurate	verb	cause to ripen and discharge pus
mature	verb	cause to ripen and discharge pus
maturate	verb	ripen and generate pus
ichorous	adjective	of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies
sanious	adjective	of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies
festering	noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
fester	noun	a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
maturation	noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
suppurative	adjective	relating to or characterized by suppuration
suppuration	noun	(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eitern

(Medizin) die Bildung von Krankheitserregern in einem Abszess oder einer Blase und der Ausfluss von Eiter

🇫🇷French

purulent

(médecine) formation de matière morbide dans un abcès ou une vésicule et écoulement de pus

🇪🇸Spanish

enconado

(medicina) la formación de materia morbífica en un absceso o una vesícula y la descarga de pus

🇮🇹Italian

purulento

(medicina) formazione di materia morbosa in un ascesso o in una vescicola e fuoriuscita di pus

🇳🇱Dutch

etterend

(medicijn) de vorming van morbificale materie in een abces of blaasje en de afvoer van pus

🇵🇹Portuguese

purulento

(medicamento) a formação de matéria mórbida em um abscesso ou vesícula e a secreção de pus

🇷🇺Russian

гноящийся

(медицина) образование болезненного вещества в абсцессе или пузырьке и выделение гноя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्सव मनाना

(चिकित्सा) फोड़े या पुटिका में रुग्ण पदार्थ का निर्माण और मवाद का निकलना

🇮🇳Tamil

சீழ்பிடித்தல்

மருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

చీడపీడలు

(ఔషధం) చీము లేదా వెసికిల్‌లో అనారోగ్య పదార్థం ఏర్పడటం మరియు చీము ఉత్సర్గ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેસ્ટરિંગ

(દવા) ફોલ્લો અથવા વેસિકલમાં રોગકારક પદાર્થની રચના અને પરુનું સ્રાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆತ

(ಔಷಧ) ಒಂದು ಬಾವು ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಶಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ರಚನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೀವು ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞഴുകിപ്പോകുന്നു

(മരുന്ന്) ഒരു കുരുയിലോ വെസിക്കിളിലോ മോർബിഫിക് പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ രൂപീകരണവും പഴുപ്പ് പുറന്തള്ളലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੇਸਟਰਿੰਗ

(ਦਵਾਈ) ਫੋੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਨਾੜੀ ਵਿਚ ਰੋਗੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦਾ ਗਠਨ ਅਤੇ ਪਸ ਦਾ ਨਿਕਾਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

جل رہا ہے

(طب) پھوڑے یا رگوں میں موربیفک مادے کی تشکیل اور پیپ کا اخراج

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溃烂的

（医学）脓肿或水泡中病态物质的形成以及脓液的排出

🇯🇵Japanese

化膿する

(医学) 膿瘍または小胞における病的物質の形成と膿の排出

🇰🇷Korean

곪아터지는

(의약) 농양이나 수포에 병적 물질이 형성되고 고름이 분비되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mưng mủ

(y học) sự hình thành chất gây bệnh trong áp xe hoặc mụn nước và chảy mủ

🇹🇭Thai

เปื่อยเน่า

(ยา) การก่อตัวของสารผิดปกติในฝีหรือตุ่มและมีหนอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bernanah

(Obat) pembentukan bahan morbid pada abses atau vesikel dan keluarnya nanah

🇵🇭Filipino

naglalagnat

(gamot) ang pagbuo ng morbific matter sa isang abscess o isang vesicle at ang paglabas ng nana

🇲🇾Malay

bernanah

(perubatan) pembentukan bahan morbifik dalam abses atau vesikel dan pelepasan nanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتقيحة

(طب) تكون مادة حصوية في خراج أو حويصلة وإفراز القيح

🇮🇷Persian

چرک شدن

(دارو) تشکیل ماده مرضی در آبسه یا وزیکول و ترشح چرک

🇹🇷Turkish

iltihaplanma

(Tıp) apse veya kesecikte öldürücü maddenin oluşması ve irin boşalması

🇮🇱Hebrew

משעשע

(רפואה) היווצרות של חומר חולני במורסה או שלפוחית והפרשת מוגלה

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