SINCE 1828
pyemia
noun
py·emia
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Definition of pyemia
: septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria and accompanied by multiple abscesses
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pyemia
noun
py·emia
variants:
or chiefly British pyaemia \ pī-ˈē-mē-ə
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Medical Definition of pyemia
: septicemia accompanied by multiple abscesses and secondary toxemic symptoms and caused by pus-forming microorganisms (as the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus)
— called also septicopyemia
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pyemic
or chiefly British pyaemic \ -mik
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adjective
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adjective
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