πύον

πύον

Greek

Alternative forms

• πύο (pýo)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύον (púon), from Ancient Greek πύθω (púthō) / πύθομαι (púthomai, “to rot, to decompose”), from *puH-.

Cognate with Sanskrit पूयति (pūyati, “stinks, rots”), Latin pus, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 (fuls, “foul”), Old English fūl (“foul”) and Latin puteō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpion/
• Hyphenation: πύ‧ον

Noun

πύον • (pýon) n

1. (medicine) pus (substance composed of dead white blood cells and dead bacteria found in bacterial infections)

   Η πληγή του μάζευε πύον και έπρεπε να την τρυπήσει ο γιατρός. ― I pligí tou mázeve pýon kai éprepe na tin trypísei o giatrós. ― His wound was collecting pus and the doctor had to puncture it.

Derived terms

• πυοποίηση f (pyopoíisi, “formation of pus”)
• πυόρροια f (pyórroia, “pyorrhea”)
• πυορροώ (pyorroó, “to suppurate”)

Related terms

• σπυρί n (spyrí, “pimple, pustule”)
• εξάνθημα n (exánthima, “rash, pustule”)
• καλόγερος m (kalógeros, “boil”) (colloquial)