pyogenesis

[ pahy-uh-jen-uh-sis ]

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

Origin of pyogenesis

1
First recorded in 1840–50; pyo- + -genesis

Words Nearby pyogenesis

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British Dictionary definitions for pyogenesis

pyogenesis

/ (ˌpaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. pathol the formation of pus

Derived forms of pyogenesis

  • pyogenic, adjective

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