- pyogenic
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adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: circa 1847
producing pus <pyogenic bacteria>; also marked by pus production <pyogenic meningitis>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pyogenic
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pyogenic — 1840s, from pyogenesis, from pyo , from Gk. comb. form of puon “pus” (see PUS (Cf. pus)) + genesis (see GENESIS (Cf. genesis)) … Etymology dictionary
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pyogenic — adj. causing the formation of pus. Pyogenic bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus hemolyticus, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae … The new mediacal dictionary
pyogenic membrane — n the limiting layer of an abscess or other region of suppuration * * * a membrane which produces pus … Medical dictionary
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pyogenic granuloma — a common rapidly growing nodule on the surface of the skin. Resembling a redcurrant or, if large, a raspberry, it is composed of small blood vessels and therefore bleeds readily after the slightest injury. The nodule never becomes malignant and… … Medical dictionary
Pyogenic infection — The term refers to an infection characterised by severe local inflammation, usually with pus formation, generally caused by one of the pyogenic bacteria. It s any infection that can produce the accumulation of dead leukocytes and infectious… … Wikipedia
pyogenic infection — an infection caused by pus producing microorganisms, such as pyogenic bacteria … Medical dictionary
