pyaemia
[ pahy-ee-mee-uh ]
/ paɪˈi mi ə /
noun Pathology.
OTHER WORDS FROM pyaemia
py·ae·mic, adjectiveWords nearby pyaemia
Definition for pyaemia (2 of 2)
pyemia
or py·ae·mi·a
[ pahy-ee-mee-uh ]
/ paɪˈi mi ə /
noun Pathology.
a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
OTHER WORDS FROM pyemia
py·e·mic, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for pyaemia
An' what 'ud they be, then, if it wasn't the bacillus of pyaemia?
Hilda Wade |Grant AllenAcute inflammatory conditions may be secondary to zymotic diseases such as diphtheria, pyaemia, typhus fever and others.
Such terrible scourges as pyaemia and hospital gangrene were rife in all of them.
Victorian Worthies |George Henry BloreThe danger from blood-poisoning, pyaemia, or the like, was surmounted.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Creighton
British Dictionary definitions for pyaemia
pyaemia
pyemia
/ (paɪˈiːmɪə) /
noun
blood poisoning characterized by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood
Derived forms of pyaemia
pyaemic or pyemic, adjectiveWord Origin for pyaemia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek
puon pus +
haima blood
Medical definitions for pyaemia
pyemia
[ pī-ē′mē-ə ]
n.
Septicemia caused by pyogenic microorganisms in the blood, often resulting in the formation of multiple abscesses.
pyohemia