maturation medical definition

1. The process of becoming mature.
2. Production or discharge of pus.
3. The processes by which gametes are formed, including the reduction of chromosomes in a germ cell from the diploid number to the haploid number by meiosis.
4. The final differentiation processes in biological systems, such as the attainment of total functional capability by a cell, a tissue, or an organ.

Related Forms:

• maturational adjective