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Suppuration
Medical Definition: | A pathologic process consisting in the formation of pus. |
Guide Notes: | NIM; TN 178: for suppurative dis & coord |
Also Called: | Pus |
Abscess - Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection. | |
Empyema - Presence of pus in a hollow organ or body cavity. | |
Otitis Media, Suppurative - Inflammation of the middle ear with purulent discharge. | |
Thyroiditis, Suppurative - Inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa, or flatworms. |
Suppuration Medical Definitions and Terms
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