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pyr-, pyro-, -pyrex- from Gr. pyrmeans "fire, heat, fever". [Common terms using this word part for memory association purposes: pyre, wood heaped for burning a dead body in a funeral rite, Pyrex™ glass, pyromaniac, lit. fire frenzy, fig. incendiarism, pyrotechnics, lit. the study of fire art, fig. the art of making fireworks]

[Medical terms: apyrexia, lit. without fever condition, empyreuma, lit. fire within (place), pyrogen, lit. fire producing, pyrolagnia, lit. fire lust condition, pyrosis, lit. burning condition]

Mnemonic for remembering this word part: Ready? Aim! Pyre!

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