pythogenic

[ pahy-thuh-jen-ik, pith-uh- ]

adjective

1. originating from filth or putrescence.

Other Words From

• pytho·gene·sis noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pythogenic¹

1860–65; < Greek pȳ́th ( ein ) to rot + -o- + -genic

Example Sentences

The name "pythogenic fever" rests upon a theory of the disease which has never been proven, and is regarded by most observers as untenable.

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Pythogenic, pī-thō-jen′ik, adj. produced by filth.—n.

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It was no hypothetical infected medium — no problematical pythogenic gas — that killed the worms, but a definite organism.

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