First Known Use: circa 1850
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pyemia
noun py·emia \pī-ˈē-mē-ə\
Definition of PYEMIA
: septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria and accompanied by multiple abscesses
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Origin of PYEMIA
New Latin
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pyemia
noun py·emia
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
—py·emic or chiefly British py·ae·mic \-mik\ adjective
Variants of PYEMIA
py·emia or chiefly British py·ae·mia \pī-ˈē-mē-ə\
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