1840 15 Aug. 744/2 Pyohæmia, or a purulent state or tendency of the blood, is a subject closely connected with hæmatitis.
1881 1 Oct. 591/1 He gives as synonyms pyohæmia, purulent fever, and surgical typhus, and defines it as a poisoning of the blood.
1903 H. W. Cattell 349 Purulent and Septicæmic Infection. Include: Pyohæmia; purulent absorption; putrid absorption; [etc.].