py-

combining form or pyo-

Etymology: Greek, from pyon pus — more at foul

1. : marked by the presence of pus in or with : pussy

pyolymph

pyoureter

pyemia

2. : due to or associated with a pus-producing infection : suppurative

pyonephritis

pyophthalmia

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var. of pyo- before a vowel: pyemia.

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py-,

combining form. the form of pyo- (Cf. ↑pyo-) before vowels, as in pyoid.