Definition of pyogenic in English:
pyogenic
adjective ˌpʌɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪkˌpaɪəˈdʒɛnɪk
Medicine Involving or relating to the production of pus.
Example sentencesExamples
- Clinically these diseases mimic pyogenic bacterial infections, Gram negative septicaemia or cryptic tuberculosis.
- Therefore, nodular amelanotic melanoma is the most important tumor to differentiate from pyogenic granuloma.
- But the disease is often overlooked and misdiagnosed as carcinoma or pyogenic abscess 12.
- Electrosurgical treatment is ideal for pyogenic granulomas, which are very vascular, benign tumors.
- As the lesions enlarge, they may resemble a cellulitis, pyogenic furuncle, or an infected sebaceous cyst.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek puo- (from puon 'pus') + -genic.
Definition of pyogenic in US English:
pyogenic
adjectiveˌpīəˈjenikˌpaɪəˈdʒɛnɪk
Medicine Involving or relating to the production of pus.
Example sentencesExamples
- Clinically these diseases mimic pyogenic bacterial infections, Gram negative septicaemia or cryptic tuberculosis.
- But the disease is often overlooked and misdiagnosed as carcinoma or pyogenic abscess 12.
- Electrosurgical treatment is ideal for pyogenic granulomas, which are very vascular, benign tumors.
- Therefore, nodular amelanotic melanoma is the most important tumor to differentiate from pyogenic granuloma.
- As the lesions enlarge, they may resemble a cellulitis, pyogenic furuncle, or an infected sebaceous cyst.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek puo- (from puon ‘pus’) + -genic.