Suppuration \Sup`pu*ra"tion\, n. [L. suppuratio: cf. F. suppuration.] 1. The act or process of suppurating. 2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.
suppuration n 1: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus [syn: {festering}, {maturation}] 2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {pus}, {purulence}, {ichor}, {sanies}, {festering}]