suppurating
Discharging infected fluid
Suppurating means discharging pus.
The word describes infected wounds, sores, or abscesses that are actively oozing: The suppurating wound needed medical attention.
It's a clinical term, though it appears in literary contexts to evoke disgust or decay.
The noun is suppuration; the related adjective is suppurative.
Inflammatory vessel leakage
- purulentPus-filled or pus-forming
- oozingLeaking viscously and slowly
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- drainageLiquid removal system
festering · pustule · discharge · weeping · secretion · maturation · ichor · leakage
Dangerous inflammatory infection response
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- osteomyelitisBacterial infection of skeleton
- empyemaPus in body cavity
septicemia · peritonitis · staphylococcus · streptococcus · bacteremia · mastitis · inflammation · necrosis
exudate
Inflammatory vessel leakage
drainage · festering · pustule · discharge · weeping · secretion · maturation · ichor · leakage · emission
sepsis
Dangerous inflammatory infection response
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- osteomyelitisBacterial infection of skeleton
empyema · septicemia · peritonitis · staphylococcus · streptococcus · bacteremia · mastitis · inflammation · necrosis · abscess
abscess
Localized pus collection
boil · carbuncle · furuncle · fistula · laceration · gash · bedsore · ulceration · blister · canker
throbbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
sore · aching · raw · sensitive · angry · irritated · hot · reddened · burning · excruciating
suppuratinghealing
Restoration of health
mending · recovering · closing · granulating · knitting