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Suppurative

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a disease or medical condition, causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or characterized by suppuration wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A medicine that causes suppuration.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From suppurate + -ive, from Modern Latin suppūrātīvus, from suppūrō.

Etymology 2

From suppurate + -ive, from Modern Latin suppūrātīvus, from suppūrō.

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