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pyo-

pyo-

See also: pyo

English

Prefix

pyo-

  1. (medicine) of or relating to pus

Derived terms

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Etymology

From the Ancient Greek πύον ‎(púon, “pus”), from Proto-Indo-European *pu-; compare Sanskrit पूयति ‎(pūyati, “stinks, rots”), Ancient Greek πύθω ‎(pýtho, “to rot”), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 ‎(fuls, “foul”), Old English fuls ‎(“foul”), perhaps ultimately echoic of a natural exclamation of disgust or abhorrence.

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