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

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

Definition of Festering

1. fester [v] - See also: fester

Lexicographical Neighbors of Festering

fess
fesse
fessed
fesses
fessing
fesswise
fest
festa
festal
festally
festals
festas
fester
fester
festered
festering (current term)
festers
festinant
festinate
festinated
festinately
festinates
festinating
festinating gait
festination
festination
festival
festivalgoer
festivalgoers
festivals

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