pyosis

[ pahy-oh-sis ]

/ paɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

the formation of pus; suppuration.

Words nearby pyosis

pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyosalpingitis, pyosalpingo-oophoritis, pyosalpinx, pyosis, pyostatic, pyothorax, pyourachus, pyoureter, pyr-

Origin of pyosis

1685–95; < New Latin < Greek pýōsis; see py-, -osis

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British Dictionary definitions for pyosis

pyosis

/ (paɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol the formation of pus

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Medicine definitions for pyosis

pyosis

[ pī-ō′sĭs ]

n.

suppuration