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py⋅ae⋅mi⋅a

[pahy-ee-mee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
pyemia.

py⋅ae⋅mic, adjective

py⋅e⋅mi⋅a

[pahy-ee-mee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
Also, pyaemia.


Origin:
1855–60; < NL; see py-, -emia


py⋅e⋅mic, adjective
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Main Entry: pyaemia
chiefly British variant of PYEMIA

Main Entry: py·emia
Variant: or chiefly British py·ae·mia /pI-'E-mE-&/
Function: noun
: septicemia accompanied bymultiple abscesses and secondary toxemic symptoms and caused by pus-forming microorganisms (as the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus) called also septicopyemiapy·emic or chiefly British py·ae·mic /-mik/ adjective
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pyemia py·e·mi·a (pī-ē'mē-ə)
n.
Septicemia caused by pyogenic microorganisms in the blood, often resulting in the formation of multiple abscesses. Also called pyohemia.


py·e'mic adj.

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