- antipyogenic
- Preventing suppuration. [anti- + G. pyon, pus, + -gen, production]
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an·ti·pyo·gen·ic (an″te-) (an″ti-pi″o-jenґik) [anti- + pyogenic] pyostatic.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
antipyogenic
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pyostatic — 1. Arresting the formation of pus. 2. An agent that arrests the formation of pus. [pyo + G. statikos, causing to stand] * * * pyo·stat·ic (pi″o statґik) [pyo + static] 1. stopping or hindering the process of suppuration; called also… … Medical dictionary
