pyro-

pyro- definition - medical

pyro- or pyr-

prefix
  1. Fire; heat: pyrophobia.
  2. Relating to the action of fire or heat: pyrolysis.
  3. Fever: pyrogen.
  4. Derived from an acid by the loss of a water molecule: pyrophosphoric acid.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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