pyemia

Or py·ae·mi·a

[pahy-ee-mee-uh]

noun

Pathology.

1. a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.

Other Word Forms

• pyemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyemia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; py-, -emia

Example Sentences

Four types of infection — erysipelas, septicemia, pyemia and gangrene — regularly took the lives of hospitalized patients.

From New York Times

Practically the only treatment for pyemia and septicemia on which any stress was laid, and in which there was any general confidence, was the administration of alcohol in large quantities.

From Project Gutenberg

For pyemia, where the abscesses are near the skin, they should be opened and treated antiseptically by injecting any of the previously mentioned germicides.

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If it is due to stable miasma, uremic poisoning, pyemia, influenza, rheumatism, toxic agents, etc., they should receive prompt attention for their removal or mitigation.

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Causes.—Lobular pneumonia from abscesses in pyemia, from septic pleurisy, etc.

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