Festering
Related Definitions
[n] a fluid product of inflammation
[n] (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
[adj] having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound"
Synonyms
ichor, infected, maturation, purulence, purulent, pus, pussy, putrid, sanies, septic, suppuration, suppuration
Related Terms
abscess, adulteration, algesia, algetic, angry, aposteme, bad, bed sore, befouling, blain, bleb, blister, boil, bubo, bulla, bunion, burning, canker, canker sore, cankered, carbuncle, carious, chafed, chancre, chancroid, chilblain, cold sore, contaminatio