PYOGENIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyogenic mean? 

• PYOGENIC (adjective)
  The adjective PYOGENIC has 1 sense:

1. producing pus

  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)