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Where does “suppurative” come from?

Suppurative comes from Latin suppurativus, derived from suppurare meaning to cause to form pus.

suppurative (English): causing suppuration: producing, or causing the...

Definitions

  1. causing suppuration: producing, or causing the...

Ancestry of “suppurative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuppurativus—

Words derived from “suppurative”

  • nonsuppurative
  • fibrinosuppurative
  • antisuppurative
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