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Pyaemia

Pyaemia Meaning & Definition
Pyaemia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pyaemia?

[n] septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyaemia: pyemia

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See Also | blood poisoning | septicaemia | septicemia

Pyaemia In Webster's Dictionary

\Py*[ae]"mi*a\, Pyemia \Py*e"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pus + ? blood.] (Med.) 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. -- {Py*[ae]"mic}, {Py*e"mic}, a.
\Py*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pus + ? blood.] (Med.) A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption into the blood of morbid matters usually originating in a wound or local inflammation. It is characterized by the development of multiple abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and exhaustion.

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