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pyo-

/ˈpaɪ.ə-/

pyo- prefix: pus.

Prefix

pyo-

  1. pus

Forms of pyo-

alternative before-vowelpy-

Origin of pyo-

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek πύον (púon, “pus”), from Proto-Indo-European *puH-; compare Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, “stinks, rots”), Ancient Greek πύθω (púthō, “to rot”), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 (fuls, “foul”), Old English ful (“foul”).

Words formed from pyo-

Questions about pyo-

What does pyo- mean?
Pyo- means pus.
What part of speech is pyo-?
Pyo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce pyo-?
Pyo- is pronounced /ˈpaɪ.ə-/.

Words near pyo- in the dictionary

  1. pynkado
  2. Pynne
  3. Pynsent
  4. Pynsents
  5. PYO
  6. pyo-
  7. pyochelin
  8. pyochelins
  9. pyocianin
  10. pyocin
  11. pyocins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pyo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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