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SUPPURATIVE

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sup⋅pu⋅ra⋅tive

[suhp-yuh-rey-tiv]
–adjective
1. suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
2. promoting suppuration.
–noun
3. a medicine or application that promotes suppuration.

Origin:
1535–45; < ML suppūrātīvus. See suppurate, -ive
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sup·pu·ra·tion   (sŭp'yə-rā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The formation or discharge of pus.

  2. Pus.

sup'pu·ra'tive adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sup·pu·ra·tive
Pronunciation: 's&p-y&-"rAt-iv
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or characterized by suppuration<suppurative arthritis> <suppurative lesions>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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