suppurate

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Scrofula, skrof′ū-la, n. a disease with chronic swellings of the glands in various parts of the body, esp. the neck, tending to suppurate: the king's evil.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Such glands rarely suppurate or undergo a necrotic degeneration; sometimes they become permanently indurated.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

It must be noted, that these kinds of inflammation can exist together; and some parts of the cellular membrane may suppurate at the same time that the external skin is affected with erythema, or erysipelas.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The skin may suppurate or slough more or less over the areas of greatest tension or where it is irritated by blows or pressure.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

If the injury is continuously repeated, the horn becomes altered in character and the soft tissues may suppurate or a horny tumor develop.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.