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sup·pu·rate
(sŭp′yə-rāt′)intr.v. sup·pu·rat·ed, sup·pu·rat·ing, sup·pu·rates
To form or discharge pus.
[Middle English suppuraten, from Latin suppūrāre, suppūrāt- : sub-, sub- + pūs, pūr-, pus; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]
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suppurate
(ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt)vb
(Pathology) (intr) pathol (of a wound, sore, etc) to discharge pus; fester
[C16: from Latin suppūrāre, from sub- + pūs pus]
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sup•pu•rate
(ˈsʌp yəˌreɪt)v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to produce or discharge pus.
[1555–65; < Latin suppūrātus, past participle of suppūrāre=sup- sup- + -pūrāre, v. derivative of pūs pus; see -ate1]
sup`pu•ra′tion, n.
sup′pu•ra`tive, n., adj.
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suppurate
Past participle: suppurated
Gerund: suppurating
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| Verb | 1. | suppurate - cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" draw - cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" |
| 2. | suppurate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" |
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sup·pu·rate
vt. supurar, excretar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
suppurate
vi (form) supurar, salir(le) pusEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.