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pyogenesis

[pahy-uh-jen-uh-sis]
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noun Pathology.
  1. the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus.
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Origin of pyogenesis

First recorded in 1840–50; pyo- + -genesis
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British Dictionary definitions for pyogenesis

pyogenesis

noun
  1. pathol the formation of pus
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Derived Formspyogenic, adjective
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pyogenesis in Medicine

pyogenesis

(pī′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs)
n.
  1. Formation of pus.
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