The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pyogenic
Pyogenic \Py`o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? pus + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Med.) Producing or generating pus.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pyogenic
1840s, from pyogenesis, medical Latin, from pyo- "pus" + -genic "producing."
Wiktionary
pyogenic
a. referring to bacterial infections that make pus
WordNet
pyogenic
adj. producing pus
Usage examples of "pyogenic".
We found minor swellings in the joints and the groin area, and at first I thought they could have been symptoms of lymphogranuloma venereum, or some other kind of pyogenic infection.