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SUPPURATING SORE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suppurating sore mean?
• SUPPURATING SORE (noun)
The noun SUPPURATING SORE has 1 sense:
1. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
Familiarity information: SUPPURATING SORE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
fester; suppurating sore
Hypernyms ("suppurating sore" is a kind of...):
sore (an open skin infection)
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