Retention and Suppuration

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Retention noun - The act of retaining something.

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Suppuration is an antonym for retention.

Nearby Word: retentive

Suppuration noun - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus.

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Retention is an antonym for suppuration in pouring forth topic.

Nearby Words: suppurating, suppurated

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Suppuration and Retention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/retention/suppuration

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