What does pyret mean in medical terms?

pyret

Meaning: fever

Type: Word root · Body system: Whole Body & General Terms

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what pyret means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using pyret

pyrexia
pyret (fever) + -ia (condition) = a febrile condition, fever
antipyretic
anti- (against) + pyret (fever) + -ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to an agent that reduces fever (definitional)
pyretic
pyret (fever) + -ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to fever

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.