Pyogenic
[pahy-uh-jen-ik] /ˌpaɪ əˈdʒɛn ɪk/
adjective, Pathology.
1.
producing or generating pus.
2.
attended with or pertaining to the formation of pus.
adj.
1840s, from pyogenesis, medical Latin, from pyo- “pus” + genesis.
pyogenic py·o·gen·ic (pī’ə-jěn’ĭk)
adj.
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