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The matter produced by suppuration; pus.

urg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration. -- Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.

Checking or preventing suppuration. -- n.

The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration. [Written corruptly imposthumation.] Wiseman.

A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core. A blind boil, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to come to a head. -- Delhi boil (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin, probably parasitic in origin,…

Generation of pus; suppuration.

A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer, promotes suppuration. Dunglison.

The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed; suppuration.

whiteness. -- To heal by the first intention (Surg.), to cicatrize, as a wound, without suppuration. -- To heal by the second intention (Surg.), to unite after suppuration.

A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration.

To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).

Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.

Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not. "All eyes can see a pimple on her nose." Pope.

indicative of general constitutional infection. -- Primary union (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by the first intention.

Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus; attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation.

The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.

y tint, any subdued tint, as gray. -- Secondary union (Surg.), the union of wounds after suppuration; union by the second intention.

Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration. Suppurative fever (Med.), pyæmia.

To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.] A suppuration that survenes lethargies. Harvey.