Noun: maturation ,ma-chû'rey-shun
- (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 maturation in children";
- growth, growing, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
- Coming to full development; becoming mature
"The maturation of the wine enhanced its flavour profile";
- ripening, maturement
- (medicine) the process of pus formation in an infection or abscess
"The doctor monitored the maturation of the abscess closely";
- suppuration
Derived forms: maturations
Type of: activity, biological process, bodily function, bodily process, body process, organic process
Encyclopedia: Maturation