pyaemia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess
    pyemia.

WordNet


Py*æ"mi*a noun (Also<
  • Pyaemia
  • Pyæmia
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. pus + blood.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption into the blood of morbid matters usually originating in a wound or local inflammation. It is characterized by the development of multiple abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and exhaustion.

Webster 1913