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diapyesis

diapyesis noun: suppuration.

Noun

diapyesis (uncountable)

  1. suppuration

Origin of diapyesis

From Ancient Greek διαπύησις (diapúēsis), from πύον (púon, “pus”).

Questions about diapyesis

What does diapyesis mean?
Diapyesis means suppuration.
What part of speech is diapyesis?
Diapyesis is a noun.

Words near diapyesis in the dictionary

  1. diapsids
  2. diaptomid
  3. diaptomids
  4. diapy
  5. diapycnal
  6. diapyesis
  7. diapyetic
  8. diarch
  9. diarchal
  10. diarchic
  11. diarchical

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