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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess;
[syn: pyemia, pyaemia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pyaemia \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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pyemic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pyemia \Py*e"mi*a\, n. (Med.) See Pyaemia. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pyemia n 1: septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess [syn: pyemia, pyaemia]