pyogenesis

[ pahy-uh-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌpaɪ əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of pyogenesis

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

Words nearby pyogenesis

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

British Dictionary definitions for pyogenesis

pyogenesis
/ (ˌpaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

pathol the formation of pus

Derived forms of pyogenesis

pyogenic, adjective

Medical definitions for pyogenesis

pyogenesis
[ pī′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Formation of pus.