pyosis

[ pahy-oh-sis ]
/ paɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

the formation of pus; suppuration.

Origin of pyosis

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

Words nearby pyosis

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

British Dictionary definitions for pyosis

pyosis
/ (paɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol the formation of pus

Medical definitions for pyosis

pyosis
[ pī-ō′sĭs ]

n.

suppuration