suppurate
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This malady makes its appearance on the cow's teats in the form of small pustules, which, after the inflammatory stage, suppurate.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Soon slight cracks appear transversely, and may gain in depth and width, and may even suppurate.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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
The inflamed bursa, which sometimes communicates with the joint, may suppurate, and the infection may spread to the joint.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
The lymph glands in the neck are usually enlarged and tender, and sometimes they suppurate and give rise to a diffuse cellulitis.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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