Maturation

n.

1.

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

Noun	1.	maturation - coming to full development; becoming mature Synonyms: maturement, ripening
	2.	maturation - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" Synonyms: growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, development
	3.	maturation - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus Synonyms: festering, suppuration

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