suppurative
Generating infected fluid
Suppurative means producing or characterized by pus.
The term appears in medical contexts to describe infections or conditions involving pus formation: suppurative otitis media, suppurative arthritis.
A suppurative wound is one that has become infected and is discharging pus.
Pus-filled or pus-forming
- purulencePus-filled state
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
- drainageLiquid removal system
oozing · seepage · weeping · discharge · secretion · fetid · malodorous · viscous
Localized pus collection
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
- empyemaPus in body cavity
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- osteomyelitisBacterial infection of skeleton
furuncle · carbuncle · boil · bacteremia · staphylococcus · streptococcus · infected · abscessed
Making into small grains
- drainageLiquid removal system
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
packing · wound care · closure · resolution · scarring · fibrosis · healing · recovery
Localized cell death
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- necrotizingCausing tissue death
- fasciitisInflamed connective tissue bands
- ulcerationFormation of open sores
sloughing · devitalized · destructive · erosive · cavitation · fistula · undermining · eschar
Gland inflammation
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
- mastoiditisMastoid bone infection
- tonsillitisInflamed throat tissue
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
arthritis · endocarditis · appendicitis · parotitis · bursitis · tendinitis
purulent
Pus-filled or pus-forming
drainage · oozing · seepage · weeping · discharge · secretion · fetid · malodorous · viscous · yellowish
abscess
Localized pus collection
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
- empyemaPus in body cavity
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
osteomyelitis · furuncle · carbuncle · boil · bacteremia · staphylococcus · streptococcus · infected · abscessed · bacterial
granulation
Making into small grains
- drainageLiquid removal system
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- debridementRemoving damaged tissue surgically
irrigation · packing · wound care · closure · resolution · scarring · fibrosis · healing · recovery · repair
necrosis
Localized cell death
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- necrotizingCausing tissue death
- fasciitisInflamed connective tissue bands
ulceration · sloughing · devitalized · destructive · erosive · cavitation · fistula · undermining · eschar · debridement
adenitis
Gland inflammation
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
- mastoiditisMastoid bone infection
- tonsillitisInflamed throat tissue
peritonitis · arthritis · endocarditis · appendicitis · parotitis · bursitis · tendinitis
suppurativeaseptic
Free from pathogens
uninfected · sterile · healing · clean · healthy
suppurativeserous
Of thin, watery secretion
dry · sterile · non-infectious · granulomatous · proliferative