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pythogenic

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[pahy-thuh-jen-ik, pith-uh-] / ˌpaɪ θəˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌpɪθ ə- /
Also pythogenous

adjective

  1. originating from filth or putrescence.


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Origin of pythogenic

1860–65; < Greek pȳ́th ( ein ) to rot + -o- + -genic

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It was no hypothetical infected medium — no problematical pythogenic gas — that killed the worms, but a definite organism.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

The name "pythogenic fever" rests upon a theory of the disease which has never been proven, and is regarded by most observers as untenable.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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