The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπύον“pus”
- English todaypyometra
From the Ancient Greek πύον (púon, “pus”) and μήτρα (mḗtra, “uterus”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπύον all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pyometra
Today it means: An infection of the uterus most commonly seen in dogs, but also occasionally in other small mammals, resulting from hormonal and structural changes in the lining of the uterus. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πύον