Festering
[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"
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Synonyms
ichor, infected, maturation, purulence, purulent, pus, pussy, putrid, sanies, septic, suppuration, suppuration
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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