Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0664 short lesson, about 20 seconds
py/o: Pus
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The idea
The combining form py slash o names pus.
In practice
Pyuria is the presence of pus in the urine.
Where people slip
Pyel is the renal pelvis; py is pus. One letter separates a structure from a substance.
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