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suppurate

verb as in fester

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If the Fallopian tubes are involved, and this happens frequently, they suppurate, and often they must be removed by coeliotomy.

He is in the most favourable position for the wounds in his back and chest to suppurate easily, and absolute rest is necessary.

Some of them seemed to be simply swollen red blood corpuscles, ready to burst, or as it were, suppurate.

The lymph glands behind the angle of the jaw enlarge and become tender, and may suppurate from superadded infection.

The affected glands nearly always break down and suppurate, and after destroying the overlying skin give rise to fungating ulcers.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to suppurate, such as: decay, discharge, maturate, putrefy, and putresce.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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