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pyemia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pyemia has 1 sense
- pyemia(n = noun.state) pyaemia - septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess; Array is a kind of blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia
Derived form adjective pyemic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
pyemia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pus + blood.].
A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption of pyogenic microorganisms into the blood, usually from a wound or local inflammation. It is characterized by multiple abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and exhaustion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
pyemia, n.
See PyÆmia. [1913 Webster]
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