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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyemia. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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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
Other Words from pyemia
pyemic
or chiefly British pyaemic \
-mik
\ adjective
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The first known use of pyemia was in 1850
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