Formation or discharge of pus; associated with an acute or chronic infection.
The formation of pus or fluid leaking from a wound.
The formation of pus. Suppuration is a term that describes the accumulation of material into pus and the process of discharging pus. The process occurs at the site of a bacterial infection where dead white blood cells collect and combine with other body fluids.
The process of pus formation. When pus forms on a raw surface the process is called ulceration, while a deep-seated collection of pus is known as an abscess.