py- root words — words with the py- root

The root py- comes from Greek pyon, meaning pus. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including antipyic, empyema, hypopyon, pyemia, pyogenesis, pyogenic, pyorrheal, pyorrhoea, pyosis, pyuria. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the py- root

Explore words with py- — words containing the py- root and sharing its sense of "pus". Examples include antipyic, empyema, hypopyon, pyemia, pyogenesis, pyogenic, pyorrheal, pyorrhoea, pyosis, pyuria. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The py- root means pus, from Greek pyon. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.