of the nature of an exiture.

Formed into an ‘apostem’; festering.

Forming an abscess; purulent.

Formed into an abscess; festered. Also figurative.

Of the nature of an ‘apostem’; characterized by abscesses.

Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, abscesses.

Of an infectious disease, spec. plague: characterized by the development of buboes. Also: of, relating to, or of the nature of a bubo; of or…