ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Suppurative

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Suppurative is an adjective meaning (medicine, pathology) Of a disease or medical condition, causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.

Meaning

(medicine, pathology) Of a disease or medical condition, causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.

More Meanings

  1. A medicine that causes suppuration.

Word Forms

Antonyms for suppurative

Common opposites include nonsuppurative.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pylephlebitis, purulent, pyoid, purpurous, diapyetic, sanatory.

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