pyogenic

[ pahy-uh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌpaɪ əˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective Pathology.

producing or generating pus.
attended with or pertaining to the formation of pus.

Origin of pyogenic

First recorded in 1830–40; pyo- + -genic

OTHER WORDS FROM pyogenic

non·py·o·gen·ic, adjective

Words nearby pyogenic

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

Medical definitions for non-pyogenic

pyogenic
[ pī′ə-jĕn′ĭk ]

adj.

Producing pus.
Of, relating to, or characterized by pyogenesis.