Definitions of festering
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(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
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synonyms:
maturation, suppuration
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type of:
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activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process
an organic process that takes place in the body
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activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process
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a fluid product of inflammation
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synonyms:
ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration
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types:
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gleet
a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea
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type of:
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bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance
the liquid parts of the body
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gleet
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