pyaemia


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pyaemia /pʌɪˈiːmɪə/ (US pyemia)
noun blood poisoning caused by the release of pus-forming bacteria from an abscess.
– derivatives
pyaemic adjective.
– origin C19: mod. L., from Gk puon ‘pus’ + haima ‘blood’.
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