suppurate

[US]/'sʌpjʊreɪt/
[UK]/'sʌpjə'ret/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. form or discharge pus.
Word Forms
Present Participlesuppurating
Third Person Singularsuppurates
Past Tensesuppurated
Past Participlesuppurated
Pluralsuppurates

Example Sentences

The wound began to suppurate due to infection.

The doctor drained the suppurating abscess.

If left untreated, the infection can cause the wound to suppurate.

The suppurating wound needed immediate medical attention.

Pus began to suppurate from the infected area.

The wound was cleaned to prevent it from suppurating.

The doctor prescribed antibiotics to prevent the wound from suppurating further.

The suppurating sore was a sign of a serious infection.

The wound was bandaged to contain the suppurating discharge.

The suppurating wound needed to be lanced to drain the pus.

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