Suppuration — 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

/səpjʊɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/səpjʊɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səpjʊɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /səpjʊɹˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

festering pus ichor sanies purulence maturation

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eiterung

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

🇪🇸Spanish

supuración

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

🇮🇹Italian

suppurazione

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

🇳🇱Dutch

ettering

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

supuração

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

🇷🇺Russian

нагноение

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीप आना

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

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्तता

(औषध) गळू किंवा पुटिका मध्ये विकृतीजन्य पदार्थाची निर्मिती आणि पू बाहेर पडणे

🇮🇳Malayalam

സപ്പുറേഷൻ

(മരുന്ന്) ഒരു കുരുയിലോ വെസിക്കിളിലോ മോർബിഫിക് പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ രൂപീകരണവും പഴുപ്പ് പുറന്തള്ളലും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

化脓

（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

(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

진정

(의약) 농양이나 수포에 병적 물질이 형성되고 고름이 분비되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mưng mủ

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

🇹🇭Thai

การแข็งตัว

(ยา) การก่อตัวของสารผิดปกติในฝีหรือตุ่มและมีหนอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

nanah

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

🇲🇾Malay

nanah

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقيح

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

🇮🇷Persian

خفگی

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

🇹🇷Turkish

süpürasyon

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

🇮🇱Hebrew

תפילה

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

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