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PYOGENIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyogenic mean? 

PYOGENIC (adjective)
  The adjective PYOGENIC has 1 sense:

1. producing pusplay

  Familiarity information: PYOGENIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PYOGENIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Producing pus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

pyorrhea (discharge of pus)


 Context examples 


An acute or chronic inflammation of the bone and its structures due to infection with pyogenic bacteria.

(Osteomyelitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with recurrent pyogenic bacterial infections.

(MYD88 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)



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