Dictionary.com
definitions

pyosis

[ pahy-oh-sis ]
/ paɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

the formation of pus; suppuration.

Nearby words

  1. pyorrhea,
  2. pyorrhoea,
  3. pyosalpingitis,
  4. pyosalpingo-oophoritis,
  5. pyosalpinx,
  6. pyostatic,
  7. pyothorax,
  8. pyourachus,
  9. pyoureter,
  10. pyr-

Origin of pyosis

1685–95; < New Latin < Greek pýōsis; see py-, -osis
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for pyosis

pyosis

/ (paɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol the formation of pus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for pyosis

pyosis

[ pī-ō′sĭs ]

n.

suppuration
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.