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variant of pyro-, used before h or a vowel: pyran.

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Words nearby pyr-

pyosis, pyostatic, pyothorax, pyourachus, pyoureter, pyr-, pyracantha, pyralid, pyramid, pyramidal, pyramidal bone
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British Dictionary definitions for pyr-

pyr-

combining form

a variant of pyro-
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Medical definitions for pyr-

pyr-

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Variant ofpyro-
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