Main Entry: pyaemia chiefly British variant ofPYEMIA
Main Entry: py·emia Variant: or chiefly Britishpy·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 septicopyemia —py·emicor chiefly Britishpy·ae·mic/-mik/adjective
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.