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pyogenesis

American  
[pahy-uh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌpaɪ əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus.

pyogenesis British  
/ ˌpaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. pathol the formation of pus

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  • pyogenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyogenesis

First recorded in 1840–50; pyo- + -genesis

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Pyogenesis, pī-ō-jen′e-sis, n. the formation of pus.—adjs.

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