Definition of Maturation

1. Noun. Coming to full development; becoming mature.

Exact synonyms: Maturement, Ripening
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Maturate, Maturational, Mature, Mature, Mature, Mature, Ripen, Ripen

2. Noun. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. "He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"

3. Noun. (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus.
Exact synonyms: Festering, Suppuration
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Derivative terms: Fester, Maturate, Mature, Suppurate, Suppurate

Definition of Maturation

1. n. The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

Definition of Maturation

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Medical Definition of Maturation

1. 1. Achievement of full development or growth. 2. Developmental changes that lead to maturity. 3. Processing of a macromolecule; e.g., posttranscriptional modification of RNA or posttranslational modification of proteins. Origin: L. Maturatio, a ripening, fr. Maturus, ripe (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maturation

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mattress
mattress
mattresses
mattress cover
mattress pad
mattress suture
matts
maturant
maturate
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maturated
maturates
maturating
maturation (current term)
maturation (current term)
maturation-promoting factor
maturational
maturations
maturation arrest
maturation factor
maturation index
maturation value
maturative
mature
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mature-onset diabetes
matured
maturely
maturement

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