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Definition of Festering
1. Noun. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus.
Exact synonyms: Maturation, Suppuration
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Derivative terms: Fester, Maturate, Mature, Suppurate, Suppurate
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Derivative terms: Fester, Maturate, Mature, Suppurate, Suppurate
2. Noun. A fluid product of inflammation.
Exact synonyms: Ichor, Purulence, Pus, Sanies, Suppuration
Generic synonyms: Bodily Fluid, Body Fluid, Humor, Humour, Liquid Body Substance
Specialized synonyms: Gleet
Derivative terms: Ichorous, Sanious, Suppurate, Suppurate
Generic synonyms: Bodily Fluid, Body Fluid, Humor, Humour, Liquid Body Substance
Specialized synonyms: Gleet
Derivative terms: Ichorous, Sanious, Suppurate, Suppurate
Definition of Festering
1. fester [v] - See also: fester