PYO

¹

abbreviation for

1. pick your own.

pyo-

²

1. a combining form meaning “pus,” used in the formation of compound words:

   pyogenesis.

pyo-

combining_form

1. denoting pus

   pyosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of PYO¹

< Greek, combining form of pýon; akin to Latin pūs pus

Word History and Origins

Origin of PYO¹

from Greek puon

Example Sentences

The pseudoscientific synonym pheno-methylene-formate carries the idea that Pyo-Atoxin is a definite chemical substance.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm jiss that bole an' rackless I'd resk twenty lives faw jiss one hafe a finger o' pyo whiskey.

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Faw, Mr. March, the legislatu'e will neveh be pyo anywher's else esceptin' in Suez, an' not evm myseff!

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Mr. Mahch, escuse me by pyo accident earwhilin' yo' colloquial terms.

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Pyo-pneumothorax, abscess, and gangrene of the lung may result from perforation of the pleura or of the lung by gastric cancer.

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