pyogenesis

[ pahy-uh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌpaɪ əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

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

Words nearby pyogenesis

pyocyanic, pyocyanogenic, pyocyst, pyoderma, pyoderma gangrenosum, pyogenesis, pyogenic, pyogenic granuloma, pyohemia, pyohemothorax, pyoid

Origin of pyogenesis

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

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British Dictionary definitions for pyogenesis

pyogenesis

/ (ˌpaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

pathol the formation of pus

Derived forms of pyogenesis

pyogenic, adjective

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Medicine definitions for pyogenesis

pyogenesis

[ pī′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Formation of pus.