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py·emia | \ pī-ˈē-mē-ə 
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\Definition of pyemia
: septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria and accompanied by multiple abscesses
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pyemia
nounpy·emia
variants:
or chiefly British pyaemia \ pī-ˈē-mē-ə \
\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 \ adjective
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