"having relation in the formation of pus," 1835, from pyogenesis, medical Latin; see pyo- "pus" + -genic "producing." Related: Pyogenetic (1855); pyogenesis.
Entries linking to pyogenic
pyo-
word-forming element used from mid-19c. and meaning "pus," from Greek puon "pus" (see pus).
-genic
word-forming element meaning "producing, pertaining to generation;" see -gen + -ic.