Definition of pyemia
: septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria and accompanied by multiple abscesses
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Origin and Etymology of pyemia
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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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